World’s First Crypto Mortgage? Homeowners’ Insurers Don’t Hate It January 26, 2022 By William Rabb If homeowners’ insurance carriers weren’t facing enough issues this year, here’s one more to think about: A Miami company is...
Initial Probe of Fatal Train Crash at Crossing in Massachusetts Cites Employee Error January 26, 2022 Investigators are focusing on human error as the likely reason a train struck a car at a crossing in Massachusetts...
U.S. Surplus Lines Premium Up 22% in 2021 January 26, 2022 Surplus lines premium increased 22% and transactions rebounded almost 6.6% over their 2020 totals in the 15 states with designated...
Wildfire on California Coast Now 45% Contained January 25, 2022 Shifting winds and increased humidity helped firefighters make progress against a blaze burning in rugged mountains near California’s Big Sur...
California Bill Would Require Insurers to Disclose Fossil Fuel Dealings January 25, 2022 California Assemblyman Marc Levine (D-Marin County) on Tuesday introduced a bill to require insurance companies operating in California to disclose...
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas Among States With Highest Frozen Pipe Claims January 25, 2022 State Farm paid more than $471 million in claims from frozen pipes in 2021, and more than two/thirds of claims...
TWIA Invites Public Comment For Catastrophe Modeling Services Vendor Recommendation January 25, 2022 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is inviting the public to comment on its vendor for catastrophe modeling services ahead of...
Mississippi High Court Faults Evanston Exclusion Policy in Plant Explosion January 25, 2022 Evanston Insurance Co. may yet be required to pay for damages under an excess liability policy following a 2014 fish...
People Moves: Peak Re Appoints Echo Re’s Nowakowski to Lead P/C Underwriting; Gallagher Re Hires EMEA Dir. for Public-Private Initiatives; Pool Re’s Enoizi to Work With Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies January 25, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Peak Re, Gallagher Re and the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies....
People Moves Alliant Adds Waldhoff; OMSNIC Names Nielsen CEO January 25, 2022 Alliant Adds Holly Waldhoff as Vice President Within Employees Benefits Group Alliant has added employee benefits consultant Holly Waldhoff as...