Delaware’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in a lawsuit stemming from a 2012 airplane crash in the Congo that claimed the life of the chief adviser to that country’s president and left his finance minister seriously injured. The companies …
Hannah Altomare has been promoted to senior account manager within R-T Specialty LLC’s National Environmental and Construction Professional Liability Practice (ECP). In this role, she is responsible for supporting the company’s new business and marketing efforts in addition to providing …
Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd., the London-based subsidiary of Arch Insurance International, is set to enter the cyber insurance market with a new product focused on the needs of small and medium enterprise (SME) clients and their insurance brokers. The product …
Norsk Hydro said the March cyber attack that paralyzed its computer networks would cost the aluminum maker up to 450 million Norwegian crowns ($52 million) in the first quarter. The Oslo-based firm, one of the world’s largest producers of the …
Canopius, the London-based global specialty re/insurer announced it is opening an office in Sydney, Australia, as part of its commitment to expand in the Asia-Pacific region. Subject to regulatory approval, the local entity will be open to underwrite business in …
Hiscox, the Bermuda-headquartered specialist insurer, announced the appointment of Melissa Hill as head of Claims in the United States. Hill, who has more than a decade of experience in claims operations, will oversee the strategic direction and performance of the …
Insurance industry veterans Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand announced they have launched an international specialty insurer and reinsurer, Convex Group Ltd. Convex launches with $1.8 billion of initial committed capital and will draw down $1.6 billion to commence business; it …
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over the 2015 landslide that collapsed a runway safety overrun at Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Yeager officials say the airport was awarded $14.8 million in the …
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. has hired transportation broker Mary Kidd to focus on large commercial transportation accounts in its Sarasota, Fla., office. Kidd will work with accounts with more than $25,000 in premium, across all states. Kidd comes to AUI with …
A Florida man believed to be responsible for multiple fires in the Umatilla area of Lake County, Fla., has been arrested, according to a statement by Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis. James Anthony Bennett was arrested this month on four counts …
