Hedge Funds Overseeing Cat Bonds Try to Remain Calm Over Irma September 8, 2017 By Sonali Basak Greg Hagood didn’t have many details to work with on Thursday afternoon. Hurricane Irma wasn’t expected to make landfall in...
Chemical Fallout from Hurricane Irma Could Be Worse than Harvey’s September 8, 2017 By Jack Kaskey, Ryan Collins and Bryan Gruley Before flames and smoke leaped into the sky over the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, last week, Jolyn Masters...
New York’s ‘Sixth Borough’ with Trophy Condos in Hurricane Irma’s Path September 8, 2017 By Katya Kazakina and Michael Smith Beyond the bar and the palm-fringed pool, past the gold-leafed columns and floor-to-ceiling murals, workers at the grand Faena Hotel...
Irma Update: Georgia Coast Evacuation Underway; Gas, Water Shortages in Miami September 8, 2017 By Delana Isles Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, drove toward Florida on Friday after lashing the...
Swiss Re’s Eisele Joins Guy Carpenter as CEO of Pacific Region; Eider Joins Advisory Board September 8, 2017 Global reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has appointed Andre Eisele to...
Willis Towers Watson Hires Pipala in New York September 8, 2017 Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has hired Tom Pipala as client advocate in its real...
New Jersey’s Jimcor Agency Announces Updates to Strategic Leadership Team September 8, 2017 Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agent and wholesaler headquartered in Montvale, N.J., has announced updates to its strategic...
Insurance Agents & Brokers Announces Directors and Officers Elections September 8, 2017 Membership of the independent insurance agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania recently held elections for volunteer and leadership positions,...
Trust But Verify: New York Cyber Regs Mean Managing Third-Party Security September 8, 2017 By Ebba Blitz This year, the beginning of September marked a critical implementation deadline for some of the toughest new cybersecurity regulations in...
Rethinking Freight Flood Risk Management After Hurricane Harvey September 8, 2017 By Nick Carey A week before Hurricane Harvey walloped Houston, workers for Union Pacific Corp. began moving rail cars out of the railroad’s...