Parametric Insurance Can Help Close Global Protection Gap: Clyde & Co. Report January 9, 2018 By L.S. Howard Parametric insurance can play a significant role in closing the insurance protection gap – a problem that plagues economies in...
Ex-Employee of Oklahoma Nonprofit Ordered to Pay $3M in Embezzlement Scheme January 9, 2018 A former accountant for the Oklahoma Beef Council has been sentenced for embezzling nearly $2.7 million from the nonprofit. Melissa...
Louisiana Has Paid $1.3M in Sexual Harassment Claims Settlements Since 2009 January 9, 2018 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana has paid at least $1.3 million to settle more than two dozen sexual harassment claims since mid-2009, including allegations...
Goesel Appointed VP, Financial Institutions Underwriting at CNA January 9, 2018 Chicago-based commercial insurer, CNA, has appointed Carrie Goesel as vice president, Financial Institutions Underwriting. In this role, Goesel is responsible...
Blackstone Aims to Grow Insurance Asset Management to $100 Billion January 9, 2018 By Joshua Franklin Blackstone Group wants to quadruple to $100 billion the assets it manages at its new unit for insurers as it...
Fired Engineer Sues Google Alleging Anti-Conservative Political Bias January 9, 2018 By David Ingram A former Google engineer fired after he asserted in a memo that biological causes were behind tech industry gender inequality...
Trump Promises Farmers He’ll Back Crop Insurance January 9, 2018 By Jeff Mason U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told farmers gathered in Tennessee that he supports crop insurance, signaling a possible shift...
West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resort Sued by Maryland Event Company for $800K January 9, 2018 A Maryland company has filed a lawsuit against companies tied to The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia for failure to...
Coastal Sea Rise Threatening Florida’s Historic Resources January 9, 2018 By Dinah Voyles Pulver and Dale White The Castillo de San Marcos withstood two sieges in 330 years and changed hands five times, but its latest invader...
Mississippi-Based BancorpSouth Changes Name to BXS Insurance January 9, 2018 BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc., headquartered in Tupelo, Miss., and a subsidiary of BancorpSouth Bank, has undergone a name change as...