With Just Weeks to Go for GDPR, Europe’s Regulators Say They’re Underfunded, Unprepared May 9, 2018 By Mathieu Rosemain, Julia Fioretti and Douglas Busvine FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS/PARIS— Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been billed as the biggest shake-up of data privacy laws since the...
Gallagher Acquires UK Regional Commercial Broker Risk Services (NW) May 9, 2018 Insurance broker Gallagher reports it has acquired regional commercial insurance broker Risk Services (NW) Ltd., based in Chester. Terms of...
Oil Companies Ask Judge to Kill NYC’s Global Warming Lawsuit May 9, 2018 By Bob Van Voris Five of the world’s biggest oil companies asked a judge to throw out New York City’s lawsuit seeking to hold...
USI Closes Acquisition of New York’s Key Insurance & Benefits Services May 9, 2018 USI Insurance Services (USI) announced the closing of its acquisition of Key Insurance & Benefits Services Inc., formerly part of...
Cuomo Says Plan for NYC Drug Injection Sites Will Be Reviewed May 9, 2018 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a proposal to open supervised injection sites for illegal drug users in an effort...
China’s Anbang Insurance Eyes Divestment Strategy May 9, 2018 Anbang Insurance Group Co., the once-acquisitive Chinese insurer that’s operating under government control, said it is in the process of...
Chubb Names Williams Executive VP, Manufacturing Industry Practice Leader May 9, 2018 Mike Williams is returning to Chubb to serve as as executive vice president and Manufacturing Industry practice leader. In this...
Nationwide Ventures Backs Drone Data Startup Betterview May 9, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Nationwide has made an investment in Betterview, a machine learning insurtech startup that focuses on analyzing data from drones, satellite...
Hub International Acquires the Assets of Tennessee-Based The Barnett Group May 9, 2018 Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Barnett Corporate Insurers, LLC (or The Barnett Group). Terms of the acquisition...
Court Approves Patriot National Bankruptcy, Reorganization May 9, 2018 The bankruptcy and reorganization plan filed by insurance technology and outsourcing firm Patriot National has been approved and the transition...