Who Is Most at Risk for Opioid Death and How to Help Them: Columbia Research November 30, 2017 Just over 60 percent of individuals who died from an opioid overdose had been diagnosed with a chronic pain condition,...
Insurers’ Asbestos Payments in 2016 Topped $3 Billion November 30, 2017 While U.S. asbestos-related incurred losses dropped in 2016, property/casualty insurers’ payments for asbestos claims grew 9 percent and hit $3.2...
Aon Switzerland Buys Swiss Broker Unidelta AG November 30, 2017 Aon plc has acquired 100 percent interest in Unidelta AG, an insurance broker located in Rapperswil, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Unidelta...
Chubb Expects $320 Million in Q4 Catastrophe Losses Including California Wildfires November 30, 2017 Chubb Limited reported a preliminary loss estimate for the fourth quarter from natural catastrophes, including the California wildfires, of approximately...
Virginia’s Towne Insurance Hires Rogerson to Manage Select Business Unit November 30, 2017 Towne Insurance, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Hampton Roads in Virginia, has hired Christopher Rogerson as vice president and...
Cargill Accountant in New York Sentenced to Five Years for $3.1M Theft November 30, 2017 An accountant who admitted to stealing $3.1 million from agribusiness giant Cargill, Inc. has been sentenced to five years in...
New York Logging Company Owner Sentenced to Prison for $83K Theft November 30, 2017 The former owner of an upstate New York logging company who stole more than $80,000 in workers’ compensation benefits has...
Willis Towers Watson Launches Updated Capital Modeling Platform, Igloo 5 November 30, 2017 Willis Towers Watson has launched Igloo 5, an update to its financial modeling platform. The broker said Igloo 5 brings...
UK’s Aviva Plans to Return $4B of Extra Cash to Shareholders, Make Acquisitions November 30, 2017 By Carolyn Cohn Aviva expects to generate an extra 3 billion pounds ($4 billion) in cash over the next two years and will...
Global Banks Face ‘Significant Evolution’ in Cyber Threat Level: SWIFT November 30, 2017 By Gavin Finch Global banks need to do more to protect themselves from cyber attacks after a “significant evolution” in the threat level...