Mass. SJC Says Police Can Make Drugged Driving Arrest Based on Observations January 17, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that a state police officer was justified in arresting a suspect for driving under...
Finchum Named Head of MetLife Auto & Home January 17, 2019 MetLife has named Darla Finchum as head of the company’s U.S. property/casualty business, MetLife Auto & Home. Finchum has been...
Severe Weather in Canada Cost Insurers C$1.9 Billion in 2018: IBC January 17, 2019 Insured damage from severe weather events across Canada reached C$1.9 billion (US$1.4 billion) in 2018, according to the Insurance Bureau...
Brexit Update: City of London Prepares for Worst, Hopes for Best January 17, 2019 By Edward Robinson Dismay, confusion, relief — and hope. The City of London had a range of reactions to the U.K. Parliament’s overwhelming...
Germany, China Discuss Ways to Improve Market Access for Insurers, Banks January 17, 2019 By Michael Nienaber Germany and China are working on ways to improve market access for each other’s banks and insurers, the German finance...
Final Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Friederike/David Estimated at €1.7B: PERILS January 17, 2019 The final loss estimate for Extratropical Cyclone Friederike, also known as David, reached €1.672 Billion ($1.906 billion), according to PERILS,...
Failure to Mitigate Climate Change, Cyber Attacks Are Top Global Threats: WEF January 17, 2019 By Jill Ward The failure to tackle climate change and extreme weather events are the most threatening global risks this year, according to...
New Zodiac Insurance D&O Policy Targets Small Global Financial Institutions January 17, 2019 Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd’s independent USA managing general agent subsidiary Zodiac Insurance Services has launched directors and officers...
North Carolina Businesses Without Workers’ Comp Coverage Fined $3.2M January 17, 2019 The North Carolina Industrial Commission’s Compliance and Fraud Investigative Division collected more than $3.2 million in penalties and issued 289...
South Carolina Lawmakers Try to Legalize Medical Marijuana, Again January 17, 2019 By Meg Kinnard South Carolina lawmakers are once again introducing legislation to legalize marijuana for treatment of critically ill patients in the state,...