Supertanker, Still on Fire, Towed From Sri Lanka Coast; No Signs of Oil Leak September 4, 2020 By Arjuna Ranuwana and Waruna Karunatilake Sri Lanka began towing a fully loaded supertanker that had caught fire off its east coast after it began drifting...
GEICO Taps Shafner as General Counsel, O’Keefe as Info Chief; Larguet to Operations September 4, 2020 Auto insurer GEICO recently named a new officer and promoted two others. Jonathan Shafner was promoted to vice president and...
Insurers, Covid-Hit Businesses May Be at Odds Over Interruption Claims for Disasters September 4, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and Alwyn Scott As insurers brace for an expensive natural-disaster season because of storms and wildfires ravaging parts of the United States, the...
Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Going Down, Again September 4, 2020 By Amy O'Connor The downward trend for Florida workers’ compensation rates is set to continue next year thanks to favorable loss experiences from...
MJ Insurance Adds Risk Transfer Specialist Oliger in Indiana September 4, 2020 Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has expanded its Commercial Insurance + Risk Management department with the addition of risk transfer specialist, David...
Johnson Joins Oklahoma’s First United Insurance as VP, Commercial Producer September 4, 2020 First United Insurance in Durant, Oklahoma, has added Erick Johnson as vice president and insurance commercial lines producer. Johnson joins...
China Offers Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines to Aviation Frontline Workers September 4, 2020 China has offered experimental coronavirus vaccines to aviation industry workers, according to a regulatory notice seen by Reuters, in a...
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Adds Mortenson as Consulting Actuary in Colorado September 4, 2020 Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc. has added Erick Mortenson as a consulting actuary in the Denver, Colo., area. Mortenson comes from...
Search for Crew from Capsized Cattle Ship Continues; Records Reveal Ship Defects September 4, 2020 By Roslan Khasawneh and Tetsushi Kajimoto A crewman from a cattle ship that capsized enroute from New Zealand to China has died after being pulled unconscious...
Even If Only Few Use Them, Contact Tracing Apps May Help Curb COVID September 4, 2020 By Vishwadha Chander Contact tracing apps can sharply reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus even when only a few people use them,...