Questions swirl around the available COVID vaccines. Some are medical questions and some are legal questions. The most common legal question is, “Can employers require the vaccine?” An employer’s legal ability to require the vaccine is outside the scope of …
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. has announced additional executive and senior underwriting roles at SiriusPoint Ltd., the new company created as a result of the anticipated merger of Third Point Re and Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. The leadership team announcements …
Virginia lawmakers have passed bills that allow certain first responders to file workers’ compensation benefits for being disabled from COVID-19, but still need to reach agreement on some differences. The measures would make COVID-19 an occupational disease for firefighters, emergency …
Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has promoted Tracy Hoffman and Matthew Smith to managing directors as part of planned leadership successions in both its Managed Health Care and Reinsurance practices. In her new role, …
The Big “I” announced that Amanda H. Juratovic has been promoted to assistant vice president of errors & omissions operations at Big I Advantage. Juratovic will lead the Big “I” Professional Liability program, which offers member-only agency E&O coverage with …
Independent insurance agency Ensurise LLC has merged with the insurance brokerage operations of Howard Eales Inc., effective January 1, 2021. Howard Eales will continue to operate from its Washington D.C. location following the acquisition. Currently in its fourth generation of …
Hiscox, the specialist insurer, has called for action to tackle the growing problem of manmade space debris and the threat posed to current and future space operations. According to figures from the European Space Agency, there are believed to be …
An insurance industry-backed California bill to create a new regulatory board for towing and storage companies under the California Department of Consumer Affairs has drawn opposition from the auto body industry. Assembly Bill 294 was introduced by Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, …
After the big freeze in Texas comes the big thaw — and the big demand for workers to repair the broken pipes and sagging roofs the retreating ice and snow will reveal. It could take months for contractors to fix …
Around 1,000 European Union finance firms are expected to open their first offices in the UK after losing their passporting rights because of Brexit. Roughly two-thirds of the 1,500 money managers, payment firms and insurers that have applied for regulatory …
