Congress Urged to Uphold, Not Override, State Privacy Laws February 27, 2020 By Nandita Bose California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Tuesday sent a letter to four top U.S. lawmakers urging them not to pre-empt...
AM Best Downgrades Argo’s Credit Ratings After a Disappointing Q4 February 27, 2020 By Mark Hollmer Argo Group International Holdings, already reeling from a tough 2019 fourth quarter and year, now must deal with downgraded credit...
Supreme Court Rejects Stricter Deadline for Employee Claims Against Retirement Plans February 27, 2020 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to back stricter deadlines for workers to sue retirement plans over alleged mismanagement,...
Broker Investor Group Selects 12 Insurtechs for First Cohort February 27, 2020 BrokerTech Ventures, an investor group and accelerator program led by nine insurance brokerages, has selected 12 insurtechs for its first...
HDI Group Takes Stake in German Cyber-Security Start-Up Enginsight February 27, 2020 HDI Group, the Hannover, Germany-based subsidiary of Talanx Group, has taken a stake in the cyber-security start-up Enginsight in Jena,...
UK Financial Services Sector Could Take a Back Seat to Fishing in EU Trade Talks February 27, 2020 By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn Britain will likely secure only temporary access to the European Union financial market under a broader trade deal in which...
QBE Promotes Postlewhite to Managing Director of QBE Re February 27, 2020 QBE has appointed Stephen Postlewhite as managing director, QBE Re. He will start the new role from April 1, taking...
New York’s Greene & Associates Hires Fischer to Production Team February 27, 2020 Greene & Associates, an East Aurora, N.Y.-based underwriting manager and wholesaler broker, recently announced the addition of Seth Fischer to...
New York DFS Announces Settlement with Global Provider of Mobile Insurance February 27, 2020 The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has fined Asurion Insurance Services Inc. and Asurion Protection Services LLC...
Nicolopoulos Confirmed as New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner February 27, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield The New Hampshire Insurance Department has announced that Chris Nicolopoulos was confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council as insurance...