Fred C. Church Insurance has hired Ian Lonsdale as an Employee Benefits client executive. The main focus of the Employee Benefits division at Fred C. Church is to serve and support its commercial clients. Utilizing five areas of expertise – …
Lloyd’s managing agency Apollo Syndicate Management has appointed William Steeds as senior political risk underwriter for Syndicate 1969, effective immediately. He reports to Chris King, head of crisis management at Apollo. Steeds joins Apollo with more than 20 years’ experience …
JBA Risk Management and FloodFlash have formed a partnership to provide event-based flood insurance, which uses parametric triggers for property exposures. The product is an industry first and will provide bespoke insurance for policyholders in frequently flooded areas who have …
A Maryland woman who says a tram dragged her along the Ocean City boardwalk is suing the popular vacation town for negligence. Mona and Gregory Jones are seeking $75,000 in response to the September 2017 accident. Court documents state Mona …
The Delaware Department of Insurance recently received notice of a data security breach suffered by Dominion National, an insurer and administrator of dental and vision benefits, that impacted 95,000 Delaware residents. On April 24, 2019, through its investigation of an …
Blackboard Insurance, an American International Group company, announced that John Mizzi will join the team as head of Growth and Underwriting. Mizzi will lead the underwriting team as Blackboard expands its use of data, analytics and technology to serve the …
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has chosen as its next President Dirk Wegener, global head of Corporate Insurance for Deutsche Bank Group and a member of the German risk management association GVNW. Wegener, who is currently deputy …
Swiss Re announced that Russell Higginbotham has been appointed CEO Reinsurance Asia and regional president, effective July 8, 2019, and subject to necessary regulatory approvals. He is succeeding Jayne Plunkett, who has decided to pursue career opportunities outside Swiss Re. …
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced it has released an expanded inland flood model for Central Europe to include the country of Poland in its model domain. AIR also announced that it has updated the storm surge component of …
A man who drove for Uber in New York City has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for abducting a woman who fell asleep inside his vehicle. A judge Monday also ordered Harbir Parmar to pay more than …
