Amynta Group Acquires Surety Operations of Aspen Insurance July 17, 2020 Amynta Group, a provider of property/casualty and warranty protection products and services, has acquired the surety operations of Aspen Insurance....
A Look at the 32% of Businesses Located in Hurricane-Vulnerable Counties July 17, 2020 By Andy Hait, U.S. Census Bureau As the 2020 hurricane season gets underway, emergency officials pay attention to the growing share (29%) of the U.S. population...
GOP’s Proposal Limits Virus Liability Claims Against Businesses, Schools, Caregivers July 17, 2020 By Laura Litvan Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to give federal courts jurisdiction over liability claims arising from coronavirus infections to limit...
Risk Placement Services Enhances Crisis Management Service for Businesses July 17, 2020 Risk Placement Services has enhanced its Crisis Protect product for clients, in response to the evolving risk landscape. In partnership...
Zurich NA Sustainability Head: Pandemic is a Roadmap for Climate Change Battle July 16, 2020 By Don Jergler Ben Harper picked an interesting time to start his new job as head of corporate sustainability for Zurich North America....
Americans Ignore Work-From-Home Cyber Attack Risks: Chubb Survey July 16, 2020 A large number of Americans working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic aren’t worried about cyber attacks even though...
Coordinated Twitter Hacking Raises Concerns About Platform’s Security July 16, 2020 By Joseph Menn and Raphael Satter The extraordinary hacking spree that hit Twitter on Wednesday, leading it to briefly muzzle some of its most widely followed...
Reinsurance Capital Dips 6%, Tightening of Capacity Accelerates: Aon July 16, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Global reinsurance capital fell 6% to $590 billion for the first quarter of 2020, Aon reported in its June/July Reinsurance...
Warning of ‘Trivial’ Suits, Judge Dismisses Cruise Passengers’ COVID-19 Claims July 16, 2020 By Tom Hals A federal judge dismissed lawsuits by Grand Princess cruise ship passengers who sued for emotional distress caused by their fear...
The Class of 2020: Capital Raising for Existing Firms or Insurance Startups? July 16, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Even though accelerating hard market conditions may seem ideal for a growing crop of professionals with designs on starting up...