Insurance News from March 05, 2018
National News
Trump Administration Wants Time to Think About Joining Opioid Lawsuits
The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits...
International & Reinsurance News
XL Group CEO McGavick Comments on Firm’s Agreed Purchase by France’s AXA
XL Group's CEO Mike McGavick has issued the following statement to clients and brokers...
UK’s Prime Minister Defends Decision to Reject EU ‘Passporting’ for Insurers, Banks
ExxonMobil Says Papua New Guinea LNG Plant to Be Closed for 2 Months After Quake
Manchester Underwriting Acquires Pelican Underwriting from Asta Capital
Chubb Global Markets Appoints Hiscox’s Rowley as Senior Underwriter Financial Lines
East News
Power Outages, Flooding Linger Following Powerful Nor’easter
Utility workers in the Northeast are racing to restore power to more than 1.5 million...
West News
Alliant Acquires Hecht & Hecht’s P/C Operations in Oregon
Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Portland, Ore.-based Hecht & Hecht's...
Southeast News
Judge Awards $15M in Alabama Mortuary Worker Whistleblower Lawsuit
A judge awarded nearly $15 million in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a one-time...
Texas / South Central News
Zoning Changes Post-Harvey a Concern for Some Texas Homeowners
Some Southeast Texas homeowners have raised concerns about houses in neighborhoods...
Midwest News
Iowa Charges 2 Ex-Insurance Workers with Fraud
A former insurance agent and former claims representative have been charged with...