Trump Moves to Undo Federal Climate Change Policies March 28, 2017 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to undo policies designed to keep the carbon-cutting promises the U.S. made alongside nearly...
Insured Cat Losses in 2016 Rose 42% at Highest Level Since 2012: Swiss Re March 28, 2017 By Mara Bernath Insured losses from disasters rose 42 percent to $54 billion last year, according to Swiss Re. That’s the highest since...
How Agents Can Deploy Soft Benefits to Win the Talent War March 28, 2017 By Andrea Wells Insurance agencies that stress “soft” benefits have the upper hand in recruiting workers in today’s competitive job market. Employees are...
UK’s Aviva Eyes Sale of Friends Provident Int’l Unit for $500M-$700M: Source March 28, 2017 Aviva Plc is exploring a sale of its Friends Provident International unit, which offers life assurance and investment products, in...
Massachusetts-Headquartered Rogers & Gray Insurance Hires Rossi March 28, 2017 Rogers & Gray Insurance, a Kingston, Mass.-headquartered independent insurance agency, has hired Joe Rossi as a flood specialist. Rossi formed...
Citigroup to Seek Bancassurance Distribution Partners in APAC Region: Source March 28, 2017 By Anshuman Daga Citigroup Inc. will seek bids from global insurers keen to sell general insurance products across the U.S. bank’s Asia-Pacific markets,...
Student Sues New York’s Columbia University, Alleging Indifference to 2 Rapes March 28, 2017 By Karen Matthews A woman who enrolled in Columbia University partly because she wanted to be part of the emotional debate there over...
Fitbit vs. Jawbone Trade Secret Theft Trial in California Moving Forward March 28, 2017 By Robert Burnson Fitbit Inc. is headed toward a trial over claims it stole rival Jawbone Inc.’s trade secrets, after failing to persuade...
Gross Settles with Allianz’ PIMCO for $81M, Ending Bitter Legal Dispute March 28, 2017 By John Gittelsohn For Bill Gross, the long goodbye is finally over. More than two years after the legendary bond manager was ousted...
Lloyd’s Shortlists Brussels or Luxembourg as EU HQ: Sources March 28, 2017 By Carolyn Cohn Lloyd’s of London, the world’s largest specialty insurance market, will this week pick Brussels or Luxembourg for its planned European...