Pirates Hijack Fully Loaded Supertanker Off Nigeria, Kidnapping 19 Crew December 6, 2019 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Pirates boarded a fully loaded supertanker off the coast of Nigeria, an act that is sure to ring alarm bells...
Gallagher Names Partington CEO of Canadian Brokerage Operations December 6, 2019 Gallagher, the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based insurance broker, has named Dave Partington as CEO of its Canadian retail property/casualty brokerage operations,...
Swiss Re to Sell U.K. Insurer ReAssure to Phoenix Group for $4.3B in Cash, Shares December 6, 2019 Swiss Re announced an agreement to sell its U.K. life subsidiary ReAssure Group plc to Phoenix Group Holdings plc. As...
Minnesota AG Sues E-Cigarette Maker Juul over Rise in Youth Vaping December 6, 2019 By Steve Karnowski Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has sued Juul Labs, accusing the e-cigarette maker of unlawfully targeting young people with its...
Crawford & Co. Appoints Westling as VP, U.S. Catastrophe Operations in Dallas December 6, 2019 Claims services provider Crawford & Company has appointed Maureen Westling vice president of U.S. Catastrophe Services Operations. She is based...
NTSB: Poor Training Led to Deadly 2017 Explosion at Minneapolis School December 6, 2019 Federal investigators have concluded that a deadly explosion at a Minneapolis school in 2017 happened because a pipefitting crew lacked...
Auto Insurer, Noblr, Now Offering Policies in Ohio December 6, 2019 Personal car insurance company, Noblr, is now offering coverage to Ohio drivers, the company announced. Noblr said it rewards customers’...
Economy Slowing in 9 Midwest, Plains States, Survey Suggests December 6, 2019 A new monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy is slowing down in nine Midwest and Plains states as...
Burns & Wilcox Adds Alphabet in Arizona to Personal Insurance Practice Group December 6, 2019 Burns & Wilcox has named Pamela Alphabet to its leadership team as regional practice group leader for the Western region,...
Uber Received 3,000 Reports of Sexual Assault in U.S. in 2018 December 6, 2019 By Tina Bellon Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. said it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault related to its 1.3 billion rides...