California May Go Dark This Summer; Most Aren’t Ready May 13, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse A plan by California’s biggest utility to cut power on high-wind days during the onrushing wildfire season could plunge millions...
Washington’s New Short-Term Rental Law Requires Liability Insurance May 13, 2019 Legislation signed into law by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee requires short-term rentals to remit all taxes, maintain liability insurance and...
Everest Insurance Adds Suarez, Rimbey to E&S Casualty Team in Chicago May 13, 2019 Everest Insurance has added Joanne Suarez and Mary Rimbey to its excess and surplus (E&S) casualty group based in the...
A.M. Best Ugrades Ratings of AmeriTrust Group Subsidiaries May 13, 2019 AmeriTrust Group Inc.’s five insurance carrier subsidiaries have received an upgraded Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) from A.M....
National Flood Services Names Insureon Solution’s Blust as New CEO May 13, 2019 National Flood Services, which offers processing, claims and customer service for flood insurance programs, has named Ralph Blust as chief...
Worker Critically Hurt in Shaftway Fall at New York City Building Site May 13, 2019 Officials say a construction worker tumbled down a roughly 10-foot shaftway at a Brooklyn building site and is hospitalized with...
Officials Say Two Dead, Four Injured in Virginia Gas Station Explosion May 13, 2019 Authorities say an explosion at a Virginia gas station has left two people dead and four people injured. According to...
Vietnam Culls More Than 1 Million Pigs as African Swine Fever Spreads Rapidly May 13, 2019 Vietnam has culled more than 1.2 million farmed pigs infected with African swine fever, the government said on Monday, as...
Guy Carpenter Announces Series of International Analytics, Advisory Appointments May 13, 2019 Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance broking subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced a series of London-based hires designed...
Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Swiss Broker Verbag Versicherungsberatungs May 13, 2019 Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Swiss insurance broker Verbag Versicherungsberatungs AG. Terms of...