Insurance News from May 19, 2016
National News
Fitch Expecting P/C Commercial Insurance Business to Deteriorate
Underwriting performance for the commercial lines sector of the U.S. property/casualty...
International & Reinsurance News
Update: Massive Search Continues for Wreckage from Missing EgyptAir Flight
The disappearance of an EgyptAir jetliner carrying 66 people over the Mediterranean Sea...
Urgent Action Needed to Tackle Systemic Threat of Cyber Risk: Marsh & TheCityUK
EgyptAir Plane, Flying from Paris to Cairo, Vanishes from Radar with 66 on Board
UK Banks Ordered to Update Cyber Security After $81M Bangladesh Bank Heist
Climate Change Will Raise the Cost of Canada’s Natural Disasters: Insurers
East News
Lockton Acquires Outland Consultants in Connecticut
Insurance broker Lockton announced Thursday that it has acquired Outland Consultants, a...
West News
Jury Rules Cinemark Theaters Not Liable in 2012 Colorado Movie Shooting
The owners of a movie theater where 12 people were killed during a screening of the...
Southeast News
South Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor’s Farm Aid Veto
With dozens of farmers in the lobby and lawmakers cheering every speech, the South...
Texas / South Central News
Allstate: Texas Hail Event Accounts for Half of April Cat Losses
The Allstate Corp. announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of April 2016...
Midwest News
Minnesota, Wisconsin Wine Grape Crops Damaged in Cold Snap
Vintners in southern Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota are reeling from a weekend...