New York Bans Use of Toxic Chemical in Firefighting Foam January 14, 2020 New York plans to restrict the use of firefighting foam that contains certain chemicals that have the potential to contaminate...
BPB UW Management Launches Underwriting Agency as MGA Incubator January 14, 2020 BPB UW Management Ltd (BPBUW) has launched an underwriting agency focused on nurturing individual MGA businesses. Its executive team is...
P. Barrett Brown Named President of Brown & Brown Retail Business January 14, 2020 Insurance broker Brown & Brown announced the appointment of P. Barrett Brown as an executive vice president and president of...
Liberty Mutual Re Opens Office in Singapore, Appoints Leong from Aspen Re January 14, 2020 Liberty Mutual Re (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, announced it has opened an office in Singapore and...
ArgoGlobal Names Shallow Head of Int’l Specialty, MacDonald Head of Non-U.S. Casualty January 14, 2020 ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, announced the appointment of Jeremy Shallow as head of International Specialty...
Forex Firm Travelex Restores Some Online Services After Ransomware Attack January 14, 2020 Travelex is restoring operations to process foreign exchange orders electronically, it said on Monday, almost two weeks after cyber hackers...
Philippine Volcano Erupts, Forcing Evacuation of Thousands of Residents January 14, 2020 By Andreo Calonzo, Claire Jiao and Ditas Lopez A lock-down is being implemented by police in three towns in the Philippines near an erupting volcano, 40 miles (65...
FDA Report Cites Health Complaints About Juul E-Cigarettes January 14, 2020 By Lauren Etter Juul Labs Inc. received roughly 2,600 complaints about adverse health effects related to its e-cigarette during its first three years...
Washington Mom, Son Charged in Attempted Auto Insurance Fraud January 14, 2020 Three people were charged in King County Superior Court in connection to two separate auto insurance fraud cases after investigations...
Judge Refuses to Stop Idaho Tribe Lawsuit Against Mining Company January 14, 2020 A Clean Water Act lawsuit filed by the Nez Perce Tribe that seeks to force a Canadian gold mining company...