Utility in California Slow to Pull Plug Before Wildfire Erupted October 29, 2020 By Brian Melley and Stefanie Dazio Correction: In an earlier version of this story, the Associated Press misspelled the last name of Orange County Fire Authority...
Delaware Workers’ Comp Rates Drop for Fourth Year in a Row October 29, 2020 Delaware workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the fourth year in a row, effective December 1, 2020. This comes...
Boston Insurance Brokerage Expands Specialty Offerings; Fell to Lead New Division October 29, 2020 Boston Insurance Brokerage (BIB) has announced an expansion of its specialty offerings to include Programs & Compliance. The new division...
Fast-Moving Zeta Wallops Louisiana, Causes Blackouts Across South; Damages Could Hit $5B October 29, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Zeta is spinning across the U.S. South after walloping New Orleans, blacking out 1.9 million homes and businesses...
Sompo International Names New York’s Gundersen Head of Asian Risk Solutions October 29, 2020 Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed Sara Gundersen as...
New Storm Takes Aim at Philippines, Just Days After Devastation of Typhoon Molave October 29, 2020 By Cecilia Yap The Philippines is bracing for a new storm that will hit the Southeast Asian nation this weekend, days after Typhoon...
Typhoon Molave Slams Vietnam, Killing at Least 16: News Report October 29, 2020 By Mai Ngoc Chau Typhoon Molave hit Vietnam’s central coastline and northern Central Highlands with winds of up to 133 kilometers per hour on...
James River Names Former Allied World Executive D’Orazio as CEO, Succeeding Abram October 29, 2020 James River Group Holdings Ltd. announced that Frank D’Orazio has been named chief executive officer of the company, effective Nov....
Facebook Faces UK Legal Action Involving Cambridge Analytica Scandal October 29, 2020 By Stephanie Bodoni Facebook Inc. risks being dragged into a UK legal dispute involving almost 1 million British users affected by the Cambridge...
More Firms Need to Disclose Potential Financial Hit from Climate Change: Regulator October 29, 2020 By Huw Jones Too few companies specify their prospective financial hit from climate change under a voluntary global disclosure code that needs wider...