How Big Tech Flirted with Insurance in 2018 January 2, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The almost weekly headlines about insurers and venture capitalists investing in insurtechs and tech-savvy insurance startups sometimes blocked the view...
Maryland Warehouse Fire Causes Estimated $1.5M in Damage January 2, 2019 A warehouse fire in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., has caused damage to a business that supplies temporary bleachers...
Safety Lacking at New Jersey Facility That May Have Exposed Many to HIV January 2, 2019 A New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed more than 3,000 patients to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C...
Insurer Suggests Vermont Man Tossed Gun in Sea After Grandfather’s Death January 2, 2019 An insurance company investigating the sinking of Nathan Carman’s boat in 2016 is suggesting that he may have thrown a...
Generali Completes Sale of Belgium Unit to Bermuda Re/Insurance Group Athora January 2, 2019 By L.S. Howard Assicurazioni Generali SpA announced the closing of the sale of its entire stake in Generali Belgium SA to Athora Holding...
Senior Care Facilities and Their Insurers Try to Keep Up with Aging America’s Falls January 2, 2019 By Suzanne Barlyn Last March, a 103-year-old resident of a Sunrise Senior Living facility in Willowbrook, Illinois, went on a field trip to...
Chubb European Group Completes Redomicile to France in Preparation for Brexit January 2, 2019 Chubb European Group announced it has redomiciled its businesses from London to France, effective Jan. 1, consistent with its previously...
Tropical Cyclone Penny Slams North Australia Coast Near Rio Tinto Mine January 2, 2019 By Edward Johnson Tropical Cyclone Penny slammed into the far north coast of Australia’s Queensland state near Rio Tinto Group’s Weipa bauxite mine,...
January Renewals Show Higher Prices for Clients with Poor Loss Records: Willis Re January 2, 2019 Reinsurance placements at Jan. 1, 2019 highlight a pricing gap between accounts with peak peril exposures, or poor loss records,...
Deaths on Passenger Jet Aircraft Rise Across Globe in 2018 January 2, 2019 By David Shepardson The fatality rate on passenger jet aircraft worldwide jumped in 2018 after airlines recorded zero accident deaths on passenger jets...