How Takata Bankruptcy Could Affect Compensation for Car Owners January 4, 2018 By Tom Hals The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Takata Corp.’s U.S. unit on Wednesday cleared the way for the company’s creditors to...
FEMA Announces Federal Disaster Assistance for Several Northeast States January 4, 2018 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the states of...
China’s Ant Financial May Re-Think Global Ambitions After MoneyGram Deal Fails January 4, 2018 By Selina Wang and Lulu Yilun Chen Ant Financial may have to re-tool its global ambitions after stiff U.S. opposition scuppered what would have been its largest...
Beale to Succeed Philipps as CEO of MS Amlin January 4, 2018 MS Amlin announced that Simon Beale, MS Amlin’s chief underwriting officer, will succeed Charles Philipps as CEO on April 1,...
Genworth Not Giving Up on Being Acquired by China’s Oceanwide January 4, 2018 By Diane Bartz Genworth Financial Inc. said on Wednesday it was pressing forward on its deal to be acquired by China’s Oceanwide Holdings...
West Virginia’s Drug Overdose Rate Highest in Nation, Again January 4, 2018 West Virginia still leads the nation in the rate of drug overdose deaths. The Register-Herald reports the latest data from...
CFC Underwriting Launches New Product for U.S. Nutraceutical Companies January 4, 2018 Specialist lines underwriting agency CFC Underwriting has added to its life sciences suite of products with a new insurance product...
Florida Supreme Court Ruling to Have Big Impact on Duty to Defend Construction Cases January 4, 2018 By Elizabeth B. Ferguson A recent case out of the Florida Supreme Court will likely have a big impact on the duty of insurers...
AmWINS Group to Acquire Seacoast Brokers, Trident Claims Management of South Carolina January 4, 2018 AmWINS Group, Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Seacoast...
Outages, Flooding Expected as Giant Snow and Ice ‘Bomb’ Targets Eastern States January 3, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan The worst storm of the winter season has knocked out power to thousands and canceled almost 3,000 flights. Next it...