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Texas Led Nation in Cat Losses in 2015
Feb 8 2016 // Tornadoes, hailstorms and fires took their toll on Texas last year with insured losses well over $3 billion, according to an insurer trade group The state had more than three times as many claims and almost three times the...
10 Trends in U.S. Casualty Markets in 2016: Marsh
Feb 8 2016 // The sharing economy, expanded litigation, surplus capital, custom account underwriting and further consolidation are likely to challenge the U.S. casualty insurance marketplace in 2016, according to broker Marsh. Marsh...
Business Moves
Feb 8 2016 // Aspen, AgriLogic Specialty insurer Aspen Insurance has acquired AgriLogic Insurance Services and certain affiliates for cash in a transaction that further diversifies Aspen’s specialty insurance...
Record Western Wildfires a Contrast in Otherwise Quiet Year for U.S. Natural Disasters
Feb 8 2016 // It was a relatively quiet year for natural disasters – except for those living in the Western United States, according to property data provider CoreLogic, in its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis, released...
Supreme Court Lets Stand South Carolina’s $124M Fine Against Drugmaker
Feb 8 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary’s appeal of a $124 million penalty imposed by South Carolina after a jury found the drugmaker had improperly marketed the anti-psychotic...
In MetLife Breakup, Who Gets Snoopy the Dog?
Feb 5 2016 // Breaking up is hard, especially when long- time partners have to decide who gets financial assets, property or even a pet. The split could be trickier, still, when one of the world’s most beloved dogs is...
U.S. Risk names Stacey Ziska a Senior Broker/Underwriter for the U.S. Risk San Francisco Office
Feb 5 2016 // Dallas, TX, February 4, 2016- U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., the nations’ sixth largest Property and Casualty wholesaler announced that it has named Stacey Ziska a Senior Broker/Underwriter for the U.S. Risk San...
California Commissioner Explains Call for Insurer Divestment from Coal
Feb 4 2016 // One can say California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has a beef with coal. Jones made a bold move on Jan. 25 when he asked all insurance companies doing business in California to voluntarily divest from their...
Arkansas Utility Wants U.S. to Uphold Exxon Mobil Spill-Related Fines
Feb 4 2016 // A water utility company in Arkansas is urging a federal regulatory agency to uphold fines and new safety requirements for Exxon Mobil Corp. regarding an oil spill in Mayflower. In a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous...
Sexually-Transmitted Zika Virus Case Confirmed in Texas
Feb 4 2016 // Health officials on Feb. 2 reported that a person in Texas has become infected with the Zika virus through sex in the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States amid the current outbreak in Latin...
Major Railroads Say They’ll Again Miss Safety Deadline First Set in 2008
Feb 4 2016 // Three of the biggest freight railroads operating in the U.S. have told the government they won’t meet a 2018 deadline to start using safety technology intended to prevent accidents like the deadly derailment of an...
XL Catlin Unveils Workplace Violence Coverage for Mid-Size Companies
Feb 4 2016 // XL Catlin has introduced a new insurance policy to help mid-size companies in the U.S. respond and recover from incidents of workplace violence. According to Denise Balan, Americas Head for XL Catlin’s Crisis...
FBI Joins Investigation into Lead Contamination of Flint Water System
Feb 3 2016 // The FBI is working with a multi-agency team investigating the lead contamination of Flint’s drinking water, alongside Environmental Protection Agency investigators who can tackle criminal violations of federal...
International Insurers Still Reluctant to Provide Cover for Iran Oil Cargoes
Feb 3 2016 // Oil companies looking to steal a jump on rivals in the race to benefit from Iran’s emergence from Western sanctions risk having tankers left in limbo by international insurers’ continued reluctance to provide...
Officials Expect Zika Virus in U.S. by April; Outdoor Spraying Called Ineffective
Feb 3 2016 // Health experts are bracing for Zika virus to spread to the United States by April or May, borne by a mosquito that craves human blood, feeds during the day and lives under beds and inside closets. Until now, the best...
U.S. Mine Safety Rule to Curb Black Lung Goes Into Effect
Feb 3 2016 // Underground coal mines will ramp up testing for the dust that causes breathing problems and leads to black lung disease under a new federal rule that took effect February 1. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration...
For 1st Time in Months Midwest Economic Forecast Figures Rise
Feb 2 2016 // January results from a survey of supply managers in nine states in the Midwest and Plains suggest some improvement in the regional economy, but the conditions apparently didn’t engender much optimism from those...
N.Y. Gov. Announces 3 Appointments to Department of Financial Services
Feb 2 2016 // New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced three appointments to the state Department of Financial Services. These appointments follow Cuomo’s recent nomination of Maria Vullo to serve as the superintendent of...
Arthur J. Gallagher Names Cavaness to Replace McGurn as Head of U.S. Wholesale Business
Feb 2 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced a leadership transition in its U.S. wholesale brokerage business, Risk Placement Services (RPS). The international brokerage firm said David E. McGurn Jr., current RPS chairman, who...
Multi-Year Trend of Reduced Natural Hazard Activity Continues in 2015
Feb 1 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Low-Level Hazard Activity Results in Decreased Damage and Loss Totals Looking at the big picture, 2015 was a quiet year in terms of natural hazard activity. Overall,...
