People Moves: Africa Specialty Risks Names Bheenick as Mauritius Managing Director; WTW’s Whyte Joins Miller for APAC Expansion August 18, 2021 Africa Specialty Risks Names Bheenick Managing Director in Mauritius Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused reinsurance group, has appointed...
University Opposes State’s Attempt to Trademark ‘Team Kentucky’ August 18, 2021 The University of Kentucky is opposing a move by the state to trademark the phrase “Team Kentucky” for use on...
Swiss Re Hires CNA’s Stephenson to Lead Casualty; Richards Named CEO UK & Ireland August 18, 2021 Swiss Re announced changes in the leadership of its Reinsurance Business Unit. Effective Jan. 1, 2022, Jason Richards will become...
EEOC Sues Florida Applebee’s Franchise for Race and Sexual Orientation Discrimination August 18, 2021 Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC, doing business as Applebee’s, violated federal law by subjecting an employee to race and sexual...
Ratings Changes for P/C Insurers Up Moderately, Says AM Best August 18, 2021 The number of credit rating upgrades and downgrades in the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry increased in the first half...
Catastrophe Bond Market Breaks New Record with $8.5 Billion of Securities Issued August 18, 2021 Catastrophe bonds broke a record during the first half of the year with about $8.5 billion of new securities issued,...
Judge Allows Discrimination Lawsuit to Proceed Against University of Idaho August 18, 2021 A federal judge says a discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a UI College of Law professor...
California Judge Tosses School Board Member’s $87M Suit August 18, 2021 A federal judge has thrown out an $87 million lawsuit that a San Francisco school board member filed against the...
J. Morey Acquires Aihara & Associates in California August 18, 2021 The J. Morey Company Inc. Insurance Agents & Brokers acquired Aihara & Associates Insurance Services Inc. in Los Angeles, Calif....
Connecticut Insurance Department Releases National Survey on Climate Risk August 18, 2021 Connecticut is continuing to engage with the insurance industry on climate change and its implications with its latest release of...