Lancashire Launches US Excess & Surplus Lines Carrier April 8, 2024 Lancashire Insurance, a subsidiary of Lancashire Group, has been launched as an excess and surplus insurer in the US, expanding...
Pilot Says Plane That Skid at Houston Airport Had Shaky Brakes April 8, 2024 HOUSTON (AP) — The captain of a United Airlines jet said the brakes seemed less effective than normal and the...
State Bar of Wisconsin Agrees to Change Diversity Definition in Lawsuit Settlement April 8, 2024 By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin association representing attorneys agreed last week to change the definition of “diversity” to settle...
Pressure Grows on Swiss Insurer Baloise to Change Voting Rules April 8, 2024 Shareholder pressure is growing on insurer Baloise to change its voting rules, with influential proxy adviser Glass Lewis backing one...
Tech Update: Verisk Launches Next Generation Catastrophe Models April 8, 2024 Verisk, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based data analytics and technology provider, has launched a suite of next generation catastrophe models....
Viewpoint: US E&S Sector Is Booming…But Is it Too Much Business to Handle? April 8, 2024 By Greg Gaydos Executive Summary: Specialty insurance has experienced significant growth in recent years. Greg Gaydos, senior business development executive at Zywave, looks...
Greece Invests Over €2 Billion to Fight Climate Change Effects April 8, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Sotiris Nikas Greece is investing €2.1 billion ($2.27 billion) to protect the nation from natural disasters caused by climate change as wildfires...
11 Injured When Bus Carrying Fraternity Members Blows a Tire in Mississippi April 8, 2024 BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Eleven people were injured when a bus carrying University of South Carolina students blew...
Hurricane-Force Winds Leave 150,000 Without Power in Colorado April 8, 2024 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse More than 150,000 Xcel Energy Inc. customers in Colorado are without electricity amid hurricane-force winds — and some may not...
Former Maryland Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $369K April 8, 2024 A former Maryland title insurance agent recently pleaded guilty to carrying out a multi-year theft scheme netting her more than...