Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Ban on Flavored Vaping, Tobacco Products November 25, 2019 Massachusetts lawmakers passed a groundbreaking ban Thursday on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes. The...
Drzik, Marsh’s President, Global Risk and Digital, to Step Back From Full-Time Role November 25, 2019 Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced that John Drzik, president, Global Risk and Digital (GR&D), will step back...
DeCotis Specialty Insurance Hires Jones as Director of Marketing November 25, 2019 DeCotis Specialty Insurance has hired Robert Jones as director of Marketing. In this position, Jones is responsible for expanding awareness...
Trump Regulatory Rollback Targets Safety Rules Prompted by Industrial Disasters November 25, 2019 By Ari Natter and Jennifer A. Dlouhy The Trump administration’s move to relax an Obama-era chemical safety regulation put in place after an explosion at a fertilizer...
Chubb to Buy Additional Stake in China’s Huatai Insurance for $1.53B November 25, 2019 Insurer Chubb Ltd said on Monday it will buy up to an additional 22.4% stake in Chinese insurer Huatai Insurance...
Extreme Weather in Greece Brought $1.1 Billion in Crop Damages Since 2011 November 25, 2019 By Antonis Galanopoulos and Paul Tugwell In the hills of northern Greece, peach farmer Makis Antoniadis is sweating in unseasonably warm November weather as he toils...
Generali Prepares to Make Formal Bid for MetLife’s European Assets: Sources November 25, 2019 By Sonia Sirletti Assicurazioni Generali SpA is preparing to make a formal bid for the European assets of MetLife Inc. following months of...
Uber Loses London License for Failures on Safety and Security November 25, 2019 By Costas Pitas The Uber ride-hailing service was stripped of its London operating license on Monday for the second time in just over...
Philippines Taps Catastrophe Bonds to Help Pay for Natural Disasters November 25, 2019 By Siegfrid Alegado and Denise Wee The Philippines, among the world’s most disaster-prone nations, sold its maiden foreign-currency catastrophe-linked bonds to help cover costs of major...
AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of Members of Wisconsin County Mutual Group November 25, 2019 AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb” of...