Kenya Seeks More Crop Insurance to Cover Small Farms from Climate Change Risks February 25, 2021 By Eric Ombok Kenya’s agriculture ministry has opened bids for crop insurance providers to cover more smallholder farmers from the risks and shocks...
Britain Reviews Rulebooks to Keep Financial Services Sector Competitive After Brexit February 25, 2021 By Huw Jones Britain is conducting a review of its financial rulebooks and policies to see how it can keep its 130 billion...
Texas Lawmakers Told Insurers Want ‘Seat at Table’ As Power Blackout Probe Begins February 25, 2021 By Gary McWilliams Texas state legislators on Thursday begin digging into the causes of deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the...
AXA Reports 18% Drop in Net Income During 2020 with COVID Claims of $1.8 Billion February 25, 2021 AXA reported net income of €3.16 billion (US$3.8 billion) during 2020, an 18% drop from €3.86 billion (US$4.7 billion) in...
UK Prime Minister Warns Climate Change Is Threat to World Security February 25, 2021 By Edith M. Lederer British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned world leaders Tuesday that climate change is a threat to security of all nations...
Joseph Schauer Named President, CEO at Ohio Agency, Schauer Group February 25, 2021 Joseph D. Schauer has been named president and chief executive officer at Schauer Group Inc., a Canton, Ohio-based risk management,...
Aviva Pushes Back Deadline for Final Offers for Polish Operations: Sources February 25, 2021 By Pamela Barbaglia and Stephen Jewkes LONDON – Aviva has pushed back the deadline for final offers for its Polish operations to late March as the...
Texas’ Upland Capital Group Launches Excess Transportation Liability Program February 25, 2021 Newly launched specialty lines insurer, Dallas-based Upland Capital Group (Upland), has added an Excess Transportation Liability (XTL) specialty insurance offering...
Kentucky High School Athletic Association Sued Over Coronavirus Policy February 25, 2021 A Kentucky parent has filed a lawsuit against the Kentucky High School Athletic Association over a policy on when student...
Texas Insurance Exec, Harrison, Honored by Big ‘I’ with Woodworth Memorial Award February 25, 2021 Longtime Texas insurance agency executive, William “Bill” E. Harrison Jr., has been honored by the Big “I” with its Woodworth...