Penn. Supreme Court Says Malice Not Required to Win Bad Faith Claims October 5, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a decision by the state’s Superior Court that although ill-will or malice is one...
RMS Launches Risk Selection Solution for Underwriters October 5, 2017 RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based risk modeling and analytics firm, has introduced a solution that enables underwriters to access critical information...
The Doctors Company Now Offers Coverage to New York Healthcare Providers October 5, 2017 The Doctors Company, a physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, is now offering coverage on an admitted basis to New York healthcare...
A.I.M. Mutual Hires Walker and Carr in New Hampshire October 5, 2017 A.I.M. Mutual has hired Kim Walker and Brendan Carr to its injury prevention consulting team in New Hampshire. Both Walker...
Pennsylvania’s NSM Insurance Hires Heckler as Executive Director of Marketing October 5, 2017 NSM Insurance Group, a Conshohocken, Penn.-based program administrator of niche industry-specific insurance programs, has hired Grant Heckler as executive director...
Carpenter Appoints Yoder to Lead Global Innovation & Product Development October 5, 2017 Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance brokerage subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., has appointed Claude Yoder as managing director...
Dutch Insurers & Banks Warned to Account for Risks of Climate Change October 5, 2017 By Alessandro Speciale and Eric Roston Banks, insurers, and other financial institutions must do more to take into account the risks posed by climate change to...
German Firms with UK Operations Should Prepare for ‘Hard Brexit’ October 5, 2017 By Michael Nienaber German firms with a presence in Britain should make provisions now for a “very hard Brexit,” Germany’s biggest industry group...
Hurricane Cars Declared ‘Total Losses’ by Adjusters Are Now Back on Roads October 5, 2017 By Kyle Stock and Eric Roston The ink on the “total loss” insurance paperwork, like the 2007 Range Rover itself, was still wet when Morgan Moran...
Nippon Life Eyes Buying MassMutual Japan Unit for Bancassurance Sales: Sources October 5, 2017 By Taiga Uranaka Japan’s biggest private-sector life insurer, Nippon Life Insurance Co., is in talks to buy a majority stake in the domestic...