Update: U.K.-Based Foreign Exchange Firm, Travelex, Crippled by Ransomware Attack January 8, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Kirstin Ridley Staff at foreign exchange firm Travelex are using pen and paper to serve thousands of customers after the company said...
Starr Insurance Names Swiss Re’s O’Ryan as Canadian Manager, General Aviation January 8, 2020 Starr Insurance Cos. has appointed Paul O’Ryan as Canadian territory manager, general aviation, effective Jan. 6. O’Ryan joins Starr from...
British Regulator Warns Insurance Industry to Stamp Out Bad Behavior – or Else January 8, 2020 Britain’s markets watchdog has told the bosses of commercial insurance companies to stamp out bad behavior in the industry and...
Insurance Industry Calls for Action to Mitigate Climate Risk as Australia Bushfires Widen January 8, 2020 By Emily Cadman As the devastation from Australia’s bushfires widens, the insurance industry is calling for concerted action to mitigate the impact of...
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Names Mosler Principal, Consulting Actuary January 8, 2020 Actuarial consulting firm Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. has named Tim Mosler a principal and consulting actuary. He will continue to...
3 Boats Capsize During Catfishing Tournament in Alabama January 8, 2020 Three boats capsized and sank Saturday during a catfishing tournament on a north Alabama lake, but no injuries were reported,...
Trump Administration Seeks to Limit ‘Overreach’ of Regulation of Artificial Intelligence January 8, 2020 By David Shepardson The White House on Tuesday proposed regulatory principles to govern the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at...
Rehabilitation of Florida Insurer Windhaven Deemed ‘Useless’; Judge Orders Liquidation January 7, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Plans to rehabilitate Florida auto insurer Windhaven Insurance Co. have been deemed “useless” and the company will instead be liquidated....
Distinguished Programs Names Zeni Northern California Regional Sales Executive January 7, 2020 Distinguished Programs has hired Paul R. Zeni as its new Northern California regional sales executive. Zeni has roughly 35 years...
Palomar Holdings in California Launches Primary and Secondary Public Offering January 7, 2020 La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Holdings Inc. announced the underwritten public offering of 5 million shares of the company’s common stock,...