Marijuana Insurance Industry: How High Can It Go? October 1, 2014 By Amy O'Connor Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry to appear on...
Nehra Joins Starr Companies to Lead Political Risk Group October 1, 2014 Rashmi Nehra has joined Starr Companies in New York as a practice leader managing its Political Risk group. She will...
Federal Reserve to Study Effect of Banks’ Systemic Risk Rules on Insurers October 1, 2014 By Emily Stephenson The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced plans to study the potential effects of forcing big insurance companies to meet...
Partner Perspective Jencap Selects OIP Insurtech to Accelerate AI-Enabled Underwriting Operations Presented by OIP Insurtech Jencap, one of the largest wholesale insurance intermediaries in the United States, is continuing to invest in technology that strengthens...
HCC Insurance Eyes Crop Insurance with Acquisition of Producers Ag October 1, 2014 HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. said has agreed to acquire Producers Ag Insurance Group Inc. (ProAg) from CUNA Mutual Group in...
Federal Reserve Was Reluctant to Rescue AIG, Urged Private Sector Loan: Trial September 30, 2014 By Andrew Zajac The Federal Reserve Board of Governors didn’t want to bail out American International Group Inc. with an $85 billion loan,...
Marsh & McLennan Names McGivney Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance September 30, 2014 Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. announced that Mark McGivney will become senior vice president, Corporate Finance, reporting to Chief Financial...
EEOC Suits Against Employers Allege Transgender Bias September 30, 2014 By Mica Rosenberg A funeral home and an eye clinic that fired employees who had changed their sex from male to female were...
ProAssurance, Pro-Praxis Introduce Excess Package for Complex Healthcare Risks September 30, 2014 ProAssurance Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., has launched a new suite of excess insurance coverages, ProAssurance Complex Medicine, or ProCxM, for...
Specialty Insurance Group, Britton Gallagher Offer Pyrotechnics Program September 30, 2014 Specialty Insurance Group (SIG), a member of the Everest Re Group Ltd., and independently operated insurance brokerage firm Britton Gallagher...
Securities Brokerages Free to Be Uninsured for Legal Awards September 29, 2014 By Emily Flitter The industry group that regulates securities brokerages has decided it cannot force firms to carry insurance for payment of awards...