Casualty Losses Provide Impetus for 2019 Rate Firming: Willis Towers Watson November 7, 2018 By L.S. Howard Commercial insurance buyers are facing upward pricing pressure across most lines of business in 2019, driven in part by escalating...
Columbus, Ohio, to Pay Family $410K in Wrongful Death Suit November 7, 2018 The City Council in Ohio’s capital city has approved paying the family of an 86-year-old woman killed in a firetruck...
Mulready Voted in as Oklahoma’s Next Insurance Commissioner November 7, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones Republican Glen Mulready has won the election to become Oklahoma’s next insurance commissioner. According to the state’s election board, Mulready...
Nevada Gets Federal Grant to Improve Pedestrian Safety November 7, 2018 The state of Nevada has won a $40,000 federal grant to make streets safer for pedestrians. The National Highway Traffic...
Girls to Face Boys in a Federal Trademark Suit Over ‘Scout’ Term November 7, 2018 A year after the Boy Scouts of America announced it would admit girls, the Girl Scouts of the United States...
Democrat Lara Leads Poizner in California Insurance Commissioner Race November 7, 2018 By Don Jergler Democrat Ricardo Lara was leading Republican-turned-independent Steve Poizner in the race for California Insurance Commissioner. Lara had 50.8 percent of...
Marsh & McLennan’s $5.6B Acquisition of Broker JLT Gets Shareholder Nod November 7, 2018 Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. announced that its £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion) acquisition of broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc...
Great American Insurance Names Liberty Mutual’s Artin to Cyber Liability Team November 7, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Great American Insurance Group has hired Kelli Artin as divisional vice president of Cyber Liability. Artin will focus on the...
AIG Finalizes Acquisition of Program Manager Glatfelter Insurance November 7, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson American International Group said it has completed the acquisition of insurance program manager Glatfelter Insurance Group, a deal announced in...
Swiss Re Taps XL’s LaRocca to Lead Property/Specialty Lines North America November 7, 2018 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Michael LaRocca as head of Property & Specialty Lines North America, effective November 7, 2018....