U.S. Cyber Market Grew 32% in 2017 But Most Small-Medium Firms Opted Out: A.M. Best May 21, 2018 The U.S. market for cyber insurance grew significantly in 2017, as direct premiums written rose nearly 32 percent year over...
Investigators Probe Cause of New Jersey School Bus Crash That Killed Two May 21, 2018 By David Porter and Michael R. Sisak First, a scraping sound. Then, chaos and panic as a bus taking a group of fifth-graders on a field trip...
CNA Hardy Names Leroy as French Country Manager May 21, 2018 CNA Hardy, a specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets, is has appointed Delphine Leroy...
Man Says Artillery Fire in Massachusetts Caused Hearing Damage, Sues for $10M May 21, 2018 A Los Angeles man who says he suffered permanent hearing damage when he stumbled upon a ceremonial artillery-firing exercise on...
NSM’s Vantage Acquires UK Personal Lines Broker Fresh Insurance in Redditch May 21, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson U.S.-based NSM Insurance Group’s UK subsidiary, Vantage Holdings, has acquired Fresh Insurance Services Group Ltd,. an insurance broker based in...
Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Names Palczer as Vice President of Property and Subrogation May 21, 2018 Erie Insurance, a homeowners and automobile insurer based in Erie, Penn., has named Matt Palczer as vice president of property...
Arca Capital Backs Icahn in Trying to Stop AmTrust Privatization Plan May 21, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The Prague-based investment firm Arca Capital said it plans to work with activist investor Carl Icahn and other minority shareholders...
Midwest Agencies – North Risk Partners, Bearence Management Group – Merge May 21, 2018 Minnesota’s North Risk Partners has merged with Bearence Management Group, another independent insurance brokerage firm with over 80 employees spread...
Insurance Group of St. Charles County Acquires Insurance of Ellisville May 21, 2018 Missouri-based Insurance Group of St. Charles County recently purchased Insurance of Ellisville, a family owned and operated company that was...
Oklahoma Woman Mauled to Death by Pack of 7 Small Dogs May 21, 2018 Authorities are investigating whether criminal charges should be filed after an Oklahoma woman was mauled to death by seven small...