3 Typhoons in 3 Weeks Kill 100-Plus People in Philippines, Causing Damages of $518.5M November 16, 2020 By Ditas Lopez Three strong typhoons over the past three weeks have killed more than 100 people in the Philippines and damaged farms...
California Couple Charged with Insurance Fraud After 4-Car Collision November 16, 2020 Jamil Reinery Flores, 39, and Nelly Patricia Turcios, 32, a married couple from Fullerton, Calif., were charged with multiple felony...
Insurers Tell UK Supreme Court They Cannot Provide Unlimited Cover During Pandemic November 16, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley Major insurance companies told the UK Supreme Court on Monday that thousands of small companies battered by the coronavirus pandemic...
Hub Acquires Assets of The Vitolo Company in Washington November 16, 2020 Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of The Vitolo Co. in Seattle, Wash. Terms of the deal were not...
Massachusetts Septic Hauler to Pay Fine to Settle Illegal Dumping Lawsuit November 16, 2020 A Massachusetts septic hauling company has agreed to pay up to $500,000 to settle allegations that it dumped waste into...
Independent Agents Seek Digital, Product Support From Carriers to Battle Direct Writers November 16, 2020 Independent insurance agents and their carrier partners face strong headwinds in their efforts to maintain their dominance among distribution channels...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Virginia’s Danaher-Skewes & Associates November 16, 2020 World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Danaher-Skewes & Associates Inc. of Manassas, Va., on November 1, 2020. Terms of the...
Alera Group Names Parker as VP of Employee Benefits Technology & Services November 16, 2020 Alera Group, a Deerfield, Ill.-based insurance and financial services firm, has named Brian Parker as vice president of Employee Benefits...
Obsidian Specialty Insurance Company Receives A- Rating from AM Best November 16, 2020 AM Best has assigned the recently-formed excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurer, Obsidian Specialty Insurance Company, a financial strength rating...
Update: Hurricane Iota Threatens Honduras, Nicaragua, Just Days After Storm Eta November 16, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Hurricane Iota is set to slam into Central America Monday as the Atlantic’s strongest storm of the year, bringing catastrophic...