Alaska Air Carrier Revises Estimate of Damage from Cyber Attack January 2, 2020 An Alaska air carrier that suffered a cyber attack has experienced more disruption than initially projected, according to a company...
Financial Tug-Of-War Emerges Over California Fire Victims’ Settlement January 2, 2020 By Daisy Nguyen A financial tug-of-war is emerging over the $13.5 billion that the nation’s largest utility has agreed to pay to victims...
Airbnb Insurance Leader Langone Becomes RIMS President for 2020 January 2, 2020 The risk management society, RIMS, announced that Laura Langone, head of Insurance Operations at Airbnb, Inc., will lead the association...
Allianz Buys U.K.’s LV General Insurance Group and Legal & General’s Non-Life Unit January 2, 2020 Allianz Holdings plc, the U.K. subsidiary of Allianz SE, has completed its planned acquisition of the remaining 51% of LV...
Commercial Lines Insurtech Bold Penguin Acquires E&S Brokerage Tech Platform xagent January 2, 2020 Bold Penguin, a commercial insurance exchange technology platform launched in 2016, announced it has acquired xagent, an independent, single-entry, multi-quote...
New Hampshire’s Optisure Risk Partners Hires Five January 2, 2020 Optisure Risk Partners has hired five individuals as the company continues its growth trajectory. Three new producers joined the organization:...
Rhode Island Considers Permanent Flavored Vape Products Ban January 2, 2020 By Jennifer McDermott Rhode Island’s health department is proposing to permanently ban the sale of flavored vaping products in the state. The department...
Judge Denies Motion for New Trial in Boat Sinking Case January 2, 2020 By Mark Pratt A man whose boat sank in 2016 resulting in his mother being lost at sea was denied a new trial...
Indonesia Hit by Worst Flooding Since 2013, with Death Toll Rising January 2, 2020 By Rieka Rahadiana and Fathiya Dahrul Indonesian authorities re-opened the Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta for limited operations, as the death toll rises from the city’s...
Commercial Airplane Crash Deaths Drop by More than 50% in 2019: Aviation Consultant January 2, 2020 By David Shepardson The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes fell by more than 50% in 2019 despite a high-profile...