California Surplus Lines Stamping Fee Goes to 0.25% in 2020 June 11, 2019 The Surplus Line Association of California board has voted to adjust the stamping fee to 0.25%, effective Jan. 1, 2020,...
London Market Broker BMS Partners with BitSight to Provide Cyber Risk Analysis June 11, 2019 BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, has partnered with BitSight, a cyber security ratings company, to provide cyber...
Regulators Warn But Slow to Fix Blind Spots on Rising Risky Corporate Debt June 11, 2019 By Sally Bakewell and Thomas Beardsworth The steady drumbeat of warnings over the surge in risky corporate borrowing is growing louder and louder. Time and again,...
Aon Hires 2 Former Co-Heads of JLT’s Insurance-Linked Securities Unit June 11, 2019 Aon Securities, the insurance-linked securities unit of Aon, announced it has hired Michael Popkin and Rick Miller, the former co-heads...
Elk Damage to Washington Farms Estimated at $1.4M June 11, 2019 The growing elk population in the Skagit County, Wash. is costing farmers $1.4 million a year, according to a new...
EPA Drilling into Colorado Mine for Superfund Cleanup Investigation June 11, 2019 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to drill a test well into an inactive mine tunnel in southwestern Colorado to...
Hammer Sparks Led to California’s Mendocino Blaze June 11, 2019 California fire officials say sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground ignited a 2018 blaze in...
Moose Vs. Auto Incidents on Rise in Western Wyoming June 11, 2019 Cars and trucks are killing a lot of moose near an intersection in western Wyoming. Recently vehicles killed two moose...
MGA Insurtech GetSafe Lands $17M Financing to Fuel European Expansion June 11, 2019 A managing general agent in Germany that relies on artificial intelligence for its customer platform has raised $17 million in...
BHSI Gets French Insurance License, Names d’Huart from AXA XL as Country Manager June 11, 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has received its insurance license in France, established a new office in Paris,...