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AXA XL Names Bertha to Lead U.S. East Region Multinational Casualty Group

AXA XL has promoted Marc Bertha as team lead for the U.S. Eastern Region Multinational Casualty group. Based in New York, Bertha will be leading the region’s underwriting team whose overall mission is to partner with new and existing clients …

First Connecticut Crumbling Foundation Repaired with State’s Help

Work has been completed on the first Connecticut home with a crumbling foundation, using funds from a captive insurance company created by the General Assembly in 2017. It took about six weeks to replace Kevin and Aisling McCloskey’s basement in …

Prosecutor Says Limo Company Operator Knew of Vehicle Problems in New York Crash

Prosecutors say the limousine company operator charged in connection with an upstate New York crash that killed 20 people was aware of prior passenger complaints about the ill-fated vehicle and had even refunded fares. In a document filed last week …

Sompo Global Risks Forms Life Sciences Team Led by Ex-OneBeacon Exec Lauer

Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS) has formed a new team offering insurance to clients in the life sciences industry. The GRS Life Sciences team is led by Todd Lauer who has joined Sompo GRS as senior vice president. Lauer brings …

Aon Makes Leadership Changes in Global Reinsurance Clients Team

Aon plc announced organizational changes within its Global Reinsurance Clients team, which supports 25 of the largest global insurers. Part of Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions business, the team was launched in 2014 to ensure that the firm consistently delivers the full …

AM Best Affirms Ratings of Third Point Re While Revising Outlook to Negative

AM Besthas revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of Bermuda-based Third Point Reinsurance Co. Ltd. (TPRE) and Third Point Reinsurance …

Willis Towers Watson’s Ross and Team to Join Higginbotham in Oklahoma City

Higginbotham has forged an agreement with with Willis Towers Watson, under which Fort Worth-based Higginbotham will acquire an Oklahoma City group of insurance professionals led by broker Richard Ross who formerly were with Willis Tower Watson. The transaction expands Higginbotham’s …

Proposed Ohio Bill Bars Towing Services from Hiring ‘Spotters’

A bill that would prohibit towing services from hiring “spotters” to report illegally parked vehicles is up for consideration in an Ohio House committee. A spotter as described in the bill is a person whose task is to report the …

Munich Re to Offer Coverage for Curv Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency

Curv, a cloud-based institutional digital asset wallet service, has partnered with Munich Re to provide insurance protection of up to $50 million for digital assets offered through its service. Munich Re will offer an opt-in solution to Curv’s customers that …

North Carolina Town Damaged by Tornado

Officials say that a tornado roared through Wake County, North Carolina for up to eight miles, uprooting trees and damaging houses and roads throughout the town of Zebulon. No injuries have been reported. Two rounds of severe weather moved through …