Commercial Lines Prices Inch Up After Being Down for Long Time: MarketScout April 5, 2017 For the first time in 20 months, the MarketScout composite rate index for commercial accounts in the United States measured...
Winterthur Exhibit in Delaware Offers Insight into Detecting Art Fraud April 5, 2017 By Randall Chase A painting with problematic pigment. A Chanel suit dressed up with acetate trim instead of silk. A Stradivarius violin that,...
Maine’s The MEMIC Group Promotes Schwartz to VP of Underwriting Compliance April 5, 2017 Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group, based in Portland, Maine, has announced the promotion of Karen Schwartz to the position...
Allstate Joins Firms Pulling Ads from ‘O’Reilly Factor’ April 5, 2017 By Tim Baysinger More companies, including carmaker BMW and insurer Allstate, have pulled their advertising from Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” television program...
Pennsylvania’s Penn Community Insurance Hires Frentzen and Roberts April 5, 2017 Penn Community Insurance, a Perkasie, Penn.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Penn Community Bank, has hired Peter Frentzen and Robert J....
Maximum Acquires Starpoint General Agency in Pennsylvania April 5, 2017 Maximum, an independent, Chicago, Ill.-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has acquired Philadelphia, Penn.-based transportation specialist Starpoint General Agency. Kevin...
International, Large-Scale Cyber Attack Uncovered by Cyber Security Watchdogs April 5, 2017 A large-scale cyber attack from a group targeting organizations in Japan, the United States, Sweden and many other European countries...
Proposed EPA Cuts Include Oil Spill, Lead Poisoning Prevention and Climate Research April 5, 2017 By Ari Natter The Trump administration is proposing to slash funding for grants to prevent lead poisoning, climate change research and criminal enforcement...
EU to Pay €60M to Britain for Repair of 2015-16 Flood Damage – Despite Brexit April 5, 2017 Britain will get 60 million euros (51.3 million pounds) from the European Union to repair damage caused by the floods...
Lloyd’s Begins Operating in India with MS Amlin as 1st Underwriter April 5, 2017 Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market, announced it has begun to operate in India with MS Amlin as the...