Howden Group to Acquire TigerRisk Partners to Create ‘Much-Needed’ Fourth Reinsurance Broker June 9, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Howden Group Holdings said it has created the “much-needed fourth global player in the reinsurance market” with an announcement it...
Liberty Mutual Chairman and CEO Long to Retire; Sweeney Named Successor June 9, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Liberty Mutual Insurance said David H. Long, CEO since 2011 and a nearly 40-year veteran of the company, will retire...
Workers Compensation Catastrophes: Past, Present, and Future June 9, 2022 By Katherine Williamson This content originally appeared on NCCI’s Insights page. It is used here with permission. Catastrophes in insurance are generally associated...
Hurricane Chief to Take Over as Weather Service Director June 9, 2022 By Seth Borenstein A meteorologist who oversaw warnings and forecasts during one of the busiest spurts of Atlantic hurricane activity on record will...
Insurance Bundler Branch Raises $147M, Touts Unicorn Status June 9, 2022 Columbus, Ohio-based auto and home insurer Branch reported a $147 million Series C funding, which it says brings its valuation...
FTC Says $1 Billion Lost in Cryptocurrency Scams Since 2021 June 9, 2022 According to a report from the FTC, over 46,000 people lost over $1 billion in cryptocurrency from scams since the...
Cybersecurity Groups Push US to Boost Collaboration on Hacks June 8, 2022 By Katrina Manson Business leaders and cybersecurity experts are pushing the Biden administration to step up efforts to quell big hacks against US...
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Soaring U.S. Traffic Deaths June 8, 2022 By David Shepardson A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Wednesday is holding a hearing on soaring American traffic deaths and efforts to...
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear COVID Business Interruption Case June 8, 2022 By Jim Sams The US Supreme Court decided Monday that it will not hear an appeal of a decision that denied coverage for...
Pressure Growing to Remove PFAS from Fast Food Wrappers June 8, 2022 By Michael Casey Brenda Hampton first came across the toxic industrial compound PFAS after finding it was part of the cocktail of contaminants...