Florida’s Altmaier to Assume NAIC Presidency for 2021 December 29, 2020 The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) will have officers for 2021. The newly-elected officers will assume their duties on...
Sompo Acquires Diversified Crop Insurance, Forms AgriSompo North America December 29, 2020 Sompo International Holdings Ltd. (SIH), a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, has acquired Lenexa, Kan.-based Diversified Crop...
Drunk Driving Convictions, Related Offenses Down in Wisconsin December 29, 2020 Yearly convictions for drunken driving and other related offenses dropped by nearly 18,000 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, according...
AM Best Upgrades Capital Insurance Group in California December 29, 2020 Monterey, Calif.-based Capital Insurance Group has been upgraded by AM Best. CIG received a rating of A (Excellent) from A-...
Cross-Border Workers in Gibraltar to Retain Free Movement with Spain After Brexit December 29, 2020 MADRID – Cross-border workers who commute between Gibraltar and Spain will be exempt from border controls after Brexit even if...
Earthquake Confirmed in Northern California December 29, 2020 A magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattled parts of Northern California on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake was...
Papadopoulo Promoted to President, Chief Underwriting Officer of Arch Capital Group December 29, 2020 Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL) announced that Nicolas Papadopoulo will be promoted to the position of president and chief underwriting...
Cyber Attacks Cost Russian Companies and Citizens $49B in 2020: Sberbank December 29, 2020 By Tatiana Voronova MOSCOW – Cyber attacks have cost Russian companies and citizens up to 3.6 trillion roubles ($49 billion) this year, the...
Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: International December 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard COVID-19 and mergers and acquistions were just two of noteworthy topics of 2020 covered by the International section of Insurance...
U.S. Approves Commercial Drone Flights Over Populated Areas With Tracking December 29, 2020 By Alan Levin Commercial drone use for deliveries and services cleared a major hurdle in the U.S. with new rules allowing the devices...