Fitch Sees Stronger Commercial Lines But Weaker Auto, Work Comp Results Coming December 6, 2019 The U.S. property/casualty insurance sector should see small improvements in underwriting profits in 2019 and 2020, thanks largely to commercial...
Officials Say Regulation Standards Factor in Alaska Quake Damage December 6, 2019 Assessments following Alaska’s enormous 2018 earthquake showed building damage was worse outside Anchorage’s safety area because of reduced regulation, municipal...
Connecticut’s Saxe Doernberger & Vita Hires Clifford to Northeast Office December 6, 2019 Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C. (SDV) has hired Associate Brian J. Clifford to its Northeast office. Clifford has almost a...
Delaware Loses Bid for High Court Review of Opioid Suit Ruling December 6, 2019 By Randall Chase A judge who dismissed Walgreens as a defendant in Delaware’s lawsuit against the drug industry over the opioid crisis has...
Massachusetts Prosecutors Seek Prison Sentence for Drain Company Owner December 6, 2019 Massachusetts prosecutors asked a judge to sentence a drain company owner to seven to 10 years in prison for his...
AmTrust Promotes CFO Karkowsky to President December 6, 2019 AmTrust Financial Services has promoted Adam Karkowsky to the role of president of AmTrust, reporting to Barry Zyskind, chairman and...
Trials Over Bayer’s Roundup Weedkiller Delayed for Mediation Talks December 6, 2019 By Tim Loh Bayer AG agreed to postpone two upcoming U.S. trials involving its Roundup weedkiller to allow time for mediation talks on...
Political Risk Losses Up in 2019, Hitting 68% of Surveyed Firms: WTW December 6, 2019 A survey of 41 major corporations by broker Willis Towers Watson found that 61% believe political risk levels increased in...
U.K. Investment Firm Centricus Forms Insurance Venture with Ex-Goldman Partner December 6, 2019 By Dinesh Nair Centricus, the U.K. investment firm that helped SoftBank Group Corp. raise its $100 billion Vision Fund, is entering the insurance...
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...