U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Mostly Silent on Trump Exit from Paris Climate Accord June 6, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, which has been facing rising claims bills for extreme weather events, mostly reacted with silence...
1st Farmer Lawsuit Against Syngenta over China Trade Begins in Kansas June 6, 2017 By Jim Suhr The first of tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits went to trial on Monday in Kansas against Swiss agribusiness giant...
Private Insurer Will No Longer Fund Fraud Prosecutions in Texas June 6, 2017 By Jay Root, The Texas Tribune and Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman Note: This article originally ran in the Texas Tribune. Thanks to new money and oversight from the Texas Legislature, the...
CDI’s Finston Becomes Partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath in California June 6, 2017 John Finston, most recently deputy commissioner and general counsel for the California Department of Insurance, has joined Drinker Biddle &...
Energi’s Strange Heads to RIC as Business Development Manager in West June 6, 2017 RIC Insurance General Agency has named Mandi Strange a business development manager focused on the Western region. Strange will expand...
Are Uber, Lyft Public Nuisances? San Francisco Wants to Know June 6, 2017 By Heather Somerville San Francisco has issued subpoenas to Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. for a broad scope of records on driving...
Coming Soon: Talking Car That Tells If Driver Is About to Have Medical Emergency June 6, 2017 A driver experiencing an unexpected cardiac event on the road isn’t the only one at risk. Fellow passengers and motorists...
Co-operators General Expands Quebec Agency Force by Acquiring Assurance Auclair June 6, 2017 The Co-operators General Insurance Co. in Montreal has purchased Assurance Auclair located in Quebec City. The brokerage’s portfolio includes personal...
Ed Taps Willis Re’s Wicks as Non-Marine Reinsurance Chair June 6, 2017 Global reinsurance and specialty insurance broker Ed has named Ian Wicks as chairman of non-marine reinsurance. Wicks brings 40 years...
Canada’s Home Insurers Undergo Claims Stress Test: J.D. Power June 6, 2017 A record year for catastrophic disasters, from the Fort McMurray fire to floods in Quebec, have put Canadian home insurers...