Sydney Shrouded in Smoke as Bushfires Continue to Spread in Eastern Australia November 21, 2019 By Edward Johnson Sydney was shrouded by smoke for a second time this week on Thursday as bushfires continued to rage along Australia’s...
Aon and Other Companies Distance Themselves from Prince Andrew over Epstein Links November 21, 2019 By Thomas Seal and Greg Ritchie The U.K.’s former state phone company is the latest organization to distance itself from Prince Andrew after a prime time...
Wolfgram Named COO at Wisconsin’s Badger Mutual Insurance November 21, 2019 Dan Wolfgram has been named chief operating officer of Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Badger Mutual Insurance Co., effective Dec. 2, 2019. Wolfgram...
The Doctors Co. in California Names Vanderlaan Chief Financial Officer November 21, 2019 By Don Jergler The Doctors Co. has promoted Marco Vanderlaan to chief financial officer and chief risk officer. Vanderlaan succeeds David Preimesberger, who...
Watch Out Finance, Business, Tech Workers. Artificial Intelligence Is Coming. November 21, 2019 By Jeff Kearns Artificial intelligence is coming for America’s high-paid professions as it creates winners and losers across the labor market like never...
Report on California Workers’ Comp Shows Steady Independent Medical Review Activity November 20, 2019 More than 15,400 independent medical reviews a month are issued in California’s worker’s compensation system, according to a new report...
Markel Corp. Chairman Kirshner to Retire Next May; Steven Markel to Succeed Him November 20, 2019 Specialty insurer Markel Corp. announced that Alan I. Kirshner, the company’s executive chairman and chairman of the board, will retire...
California Commissioner Issues Emergency Notice to Expedite Wildfire Claims November 20, 2019 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday issued an emergency notice to all property/casualty insurers doing business in California requesting...
Texas Windstorm Insurer’s Actuarial Committee Recommends 5% Rate Hike November 20, 2019 When the board of directors of Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast...
AXA XL Launches Risk Innovation Incubator Called ‘Cube’ November 20, 2019 AXA XL Insurance launched Cube, a risk innovation incubator, a six-week program designed to enable risk managers to work alongside...