Middle East Insurers Likely to Absorb Bulk of Losses from Beirut Port Blast: Sources August 14, 2020 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn Insurers in the Middle East are expected to absorb a large part of the losses from Beirut’s explosion last week...
Swiss Re Builds Risk Scoring System, Aiming to Reward Safe Cars with Lower Premiums August 14, 2020 By L.S. Howard A car owner should be able to pay lower insurance premiums for driving a car with safety features, such as...
Not Every Insurtech Is a Startup: How Swiss Re Delivers Tech Solutions August 14, 2020 By L.S. Howard It’s not just insurtech startups that have an edge on innovation. Some established reinsurers have developed their own analytics and...
Huron Capital’s High Street Acquires Michigan’s Capital Insurance Group August 14, 2020 High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), a portfolio company of the private equity firm Huron Capital, has acquired Capital Insurance...
Litchfield Special Risks Adds Harris as Underwriter in El Paso August 14, 2020 El Paso, Texas-based surplus lines managing general agent, Litchfield Special Risks Inc., has added Melissa Harris as a property/casualty underwriter....
InterWest Insurance Services Adds Aflac’s Brubaker as Commercial Broker in California August 14, 2020 InterWest Insurance Services has named Melanie Brubaker a commercial insurance broker in the Chico, Calif., office. She has more than...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Newfront’s Merrick in California August 14, 2020 By Don Jergler The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Melissa Merrick director of agency integration and onboarding. She is located in the...
Appeals Court: Florida Public School Can’t Punish Student for Gender Nonconformity August 14, 2020 By Brendan Farrington xA Florida school district was wrong when it forced a transgender high school student to either use the girls bathroom...
University of North Carolina Workers Complain of Unsafe Working Conditions in Lawsuit August 14, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Campus workers in the University of North Carolina system have filed a lawsuit saying working conditions are unsafe and that...
Baker Promoted to Partner of Florida-Based BKS Partners August 14, 2020 BKS Partners, a Tampa-headquartered insurance brokerage and risk management firm has appointed Frank Baker to partner. Baker joined the firm...