HR Departments Often Ill-Equipped to Handle Sexual Harassment Claims: Viewpoint October 30, 2017 By Rebecca Greenfield In an ideal world, anyone who experiences harassment at work would head directly to the human resource department. That’s where...
Aon to Acquire UK-Based Insurance Broker Henderson October 30, 2017 Global insurance broker Aon said it will acquire Henderson Insurance Broking Group, an independent UK-based insurance broker. Terms were not...
Beazley Taps XL Catlin’s Taboada, Zurich’s Misol as Financial Lines U/Ws, Spain October 30, 2017 Specialist insurer Beazley continues to build its international specialty lines team, with the appointments of Estefania Taboada and Ana Misol...
UK Faces Bad Deal for Brexit, Gloomy Outlook: S&P, Fitch October 30, 2017 By Andy Bruce Standard and Poor’s and Fitch held their credit ratings for Britain unchanged on Friday [Oct. 27], but both remained gloomy...
New York’s Lawley Hires Overhoff as Loss Control Manager October 30, 2017 Lawley, a Buffalo, N.Y.-based, independent insurance broker, has hired loss control veteran Bob Overhoff Jr. as loss control manager. Previously...
Pharmacist in Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Cleared of Murder October 30, 2017 By Alanna Durkin Richer A pharmacist at a facility whose tainted drugs sparked a nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people was cleared Wednesday...
Former Maine Fire Chief Admits Starting Blaze That Burned 42 Acres October 30, 2017 A former Maine fire chief has pleaded guilty to setting a wildfire that burned 42 acres in 2016. The Journal...
Aon Reports 6% Increase in Q3 Revenues to $2.2B October 30, 2017 Aon reported third quarter revenue of $2.3 billion, an increase of 6 percent from the $2.2 billion reported for the...
Basic IT Best Practice Would Have Limited WannaCry Cyber Attack: UK Report October 30, 2017 By Nate Lanxon and Tim Ross The U.K. government holds North Korea responsible for the global WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled parts of the state-run National...
Insurtech Startup Etherisc Offers Blockchain-Based Flight Delay Insurance October 30, 2017 Etherisc, a Zug-Switzerland-based insurance platform startup, has begun offering blockchain-based flight delay insurance, called Flight Delay, which automates the process...