N.J. Insurers, Regulated Entities Urged to Assist Marcal Employees Affected by Fire February 20, 2019 New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Marlene Caride last week issued a bulletin encouraging insurers and entities regulated...
As Health Plan Deductibles Rise, Expect More Workers’ Compensation Claims February 20, 2019 Are employees injured at work more likely to file under workers’ compensation instead of group health insurance when their group...
Vermont Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease for Third Year in a Row February 20, 2019 Workers’ compensation insurance will continue to cost less for most Vermont employers when new rates approved by the Department of...
UK to Extend No-Fly Zone for Drones Flying Near Airports February 20, 2019 By Christopher Jasper Britain will impose a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) drone exclusion zone around its runways as the government responds to illegal...
Crypto Startup BitGo Offers Insurance Against Quadriga Cold-Wallet Debacle February 20, 2019 By Olga Kharif While users of the troubled Quadriga CX cryptocurrency exchange remain unable to retrieve millions in funds, a startup backed by...
Hong Kong Insurer FWD Hires Ex-Deutsche Bank Dealmaker as M&A Adviser February 20, 2019 By Cathy Chan and Manuel Baigorri FWD Group, the insurer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, has hired former Deutsche Bank AG dealmaker Tan Boon-Kee...
Aviva Gets Court Approval to Move Assets to Ireland as Part of Wider Brexit Wave February 20, 2019 By Huw Jones, Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn England’s High Court on Tuesday gave Aviva, Britain’s second largest insurer, approval to transfer around 9 billion pounds ($11.69 billion)...
SCOR Names Conoscente CEO of SCOR Global P&C, Succeeding Peignet February 20, 2019 SCOR announced the appointment of Jean-Paul Conoscente, currently chief executive officer of reinsurance at SCOR Global P&C, as CEO of...
Dodrill Appointed as West Virginia Insurance Commissioner to Succeed McVey February 20, 2019 West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has appointed James A. Dodrill as insurance commissioner, effective March 4, 2019. Dodrill succeeds Allen...
SCOR’s Net Profit in 2018 Rises 13% Despite Spate of Q4 Natural Disasters February 20, 2019 By Inti Landauro and Matthieu Protard French reinsurer SCOR, which was the target of a thwarted acquisition by rival Covea last year, posted a surge in...