France to Boost Cyber Security Defenses After Attacks February 18, 2021 By Ania Nussbaum President Emmanuel Macron announced new investment to bolster France’s cyber security defenses after two hospitals were struck by ransomware and...
Collapse of Stack at ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Steel Plant Kills 3 February 18, 2021 JOHANNESBURG – The bodies of three workers were found overnight at ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Vanderbijlpark Works, after the collapse of...
HDI Global Resets International Strategy for Liability Line, Expands Management Team February 18, 2021 HDI Global SE (HDI) is resetting the strategy of its Liability Line and is expanding its management team that reports...
Australia Regulator Raises Antitrust Concerns over $30B Aon-Willis Towers Watson Deal February 18, 2021 Australia’s competition regulator on Thursday raised initial concerns over Aon’s $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson to create the...
Minnesota Business Owners Ruined by Protests Plead for Rebuilding Help February 18, 2021 Owners of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., businesses that were raided and burned during the violent protests over the death...
Palomar Teams Up with Austin’s Technical Risk Underwriters on Builder’s Risk February 18, 2021 Palomar Holdings Inc., a specialty property insurance headquartered in La Jolla, Calif., has forged an agreement with Technical Risk Underwriters...
Newfront Insurance in California Adds AmTrust Surety’s Spruill-Iqbal February 18, 2021 San Francisco, Calif.-based Newfront Insurance has named Lindsay Spruill-Iqbal a principal and surety producer. Spruill-Iqbal joins Newfront from AmTrust Surety....
Berkshire Hathaway Discloses $499M Investment in Marsh & McLennan February 17, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Tuesday announced two major new investments, revealing an $8.6 billion stake in the phone...
Future of the Insurance Industry and Who Owns It: 3 Scenarios From Verisk’s Anquillare February 17, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson The question is not whether the future of the insurance industry is bright. “Few industries are better positioned for outstanding...
100 Animals Killed in Fire at Indianapolis Pet Store February 17, 2021 An estimated 100 animals died when an overnight fire filled an Indianapolis pet store with thick smoke and deadly gases,...