October 9, 2018
While the race to automated vehicles picks up speed, a new survey reveals consumer are skeptical of the technology and the safety claims of its advocates, a new survey finds. Also, the insurance industry may be in the best position …
October 9, 2018
Generali has launched a new Cyber Insurance function and the formation of a cyber security company. The Cyber Insurance function will combine a range of cyber insurance solutions with the support of a technology start-up, CyberSecurTech, which is wholly owned …
October 9, 2018
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hamiltime Herb Co. LLC after inspectors found employees exposed to safety and health hazards in a follow-up investigation at its Howell, N.J., facility in May 2018. OSHA …
October 9, 2018
When flood waters rise, more data helps better predict and monitor changing conditions. Soon there will be an app for that. The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Smart and Connected Communities $1.5 million grant to a team of computer …
October 9, 2018
In line with the growing importance of non-traditional insurance solutions for global businesses, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced it is reshaping its Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) business into two new specialist teams. With effect from Nov. 1, 2018, …
October 9, 2018
Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Pamela Thomson-Hall as the head of the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEEMEA) region of Willis Towers Watson. Thomson-Hall also has been named as the head of Corporate Risk and …
October 9, 2018
e3 Insurance recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance, a group of more than 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. e3 Insurance is a strategic partnership between Christopher Lawrence Stone and John Moriarty, founder of e3 ConsultantsGROUP. Stone also …
October 9, 2018
At least 57,000 homes along Florida’s Gulf Coast with a reconstruction cost value (RCV) of about $13.4 billion are a potential risk of storm surge damage from Hurricane Michael, according to a data analysis released Monday by CoreLogic. The catastrophe …
October 9, 2018
Victims of a flash flood that damaged more than 150 structures in central Mississippi are unlikely to qualify for federal disaster aid. WLBT-TV reports the Mississippi Emergency Management completed its assessment Oct. 1 and found that damage in Pearl from …
October 8, 2018
The Main Street America Group, a Jacksonville, Fla.-headquartered super-regional property and casualty insurance carrier, has promoted Jerry Waters to vice president and chief accounting officer, effective immediately. Waters, based in Keene, N.H., joined Main Street America in 2010. Since that …