S. African Insurer Guardrisk Will Not Challenge Court Ruling on COVID-19 Claims December 18, 2020 JOHANNESBURG – South African insurer Guardrisk will not further challenge a court process that has found it liable to pay...
AssetSure Hires Karlunas as Vice President, Personal Insurance Practice Leader December 18, 2020 Independent insurance agency AssetSure has hired Ted Karlunas as vice president and Personal Insurance Practice leader. In this role, Karlunas...
Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s FBA National December 18, 2020 Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired FBA National, a specialist in developing...
Climate Change Poses Much Greater Existential Risk for the World Than COVID-19 December 18, 2020 By L.S. Howard Similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change ultimately will be managed by “bending the curve” of temperature rises and greenhouse...
COVID Vaccine Rollout Spurs Demand for Extra Insurance Coverage December 18, 2020 LONDON – Speedy global delivery of COVID-19 vaccines by air and sea in ultra cold conditions will lead to a...
4 Georgia Firms Form Southeast-Focused Oakbridge Insurance Agency December 18, 2020 Four retail insurance brokers – Founders Insurance, Hutchinson Traylor Insurance, McGinty-Gordon & Associates, and Waites & Foshee – have signed...
Insuring Cannabis Summit: Industry at Diversity Crossroads December 18, 2020 By Don Jergler Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring...
Hospital Charges Rise Despite Fewer Visits to Emergency Rooms December 18, 2020 By Jim Sams Auto casualty claimants are avoiding hospital emergency rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic but are generating increased hospital charges anyway, according...
Topa Insurance Group in California Names Eyre to Board December 18, 2020 Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group has named William Eyre to the board of directors. Eyre has more than 40 years...
National Labor Board Says Amazon Illegally Fired Protesting Employee December 18, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday alleged Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired an employee this year who was raising...