60% of P/C Execs See 2016 Much Like 2015; 55% Expect Democrat to Win White House January 13, 2016 Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry expect 2016 to be a profitable year much like 2015 but do not see...
Godfread to Run for Insurance Commissioner in North Dakota January 13, 2016 A lawyer and a state chamber of commerce vice president says he is running for North Dakota insurance commissioner. Jon...
Blue Bell: Ice Cream Safe Despite Potential Concern January 13, 2016 By Juan A. Lozano Blue Bell Creameries is seeking to reassure customers that its ice cream in safe, even as the Texas company tries...
Paulson’s PaCRe Shuts Down After Investment Slump, Bermuda Tax Uncertainties January 13, 2016 By Sonali Basak and Zachary R. Mider Billionaire John Paulson’s New York hedge fund firm has shut an operation in Bermuda that had been targeted by a...
AssuredPartners Acquires Archer A. Associates in New York January 13, 2016 AssuredPartners Inc. announced that it has acquired the business of Archer A. Associates Insurance, an independent agency based in Franklin...
Online Agency Insureon Adds Hartford, PwC Execs to Leadership Team January 13, 2016 Insureon, an online agency for small business insurance, said it has expanded its leadership team to include Brandon Hickey as...
A.M. Best Restructuring Separates Ratings Services from Publications January 13, 2016 Citing increased regulation of credit rating services and heightened competition in information services, A.M. Best has restructured its operations to...
Swiss Re Appoints O’Neill as CEO of UK & Ireland January 13, 2016 Swiss Re announced that Frank O’Neill has been appointed CEO of the company’s UK & Ireland business, effective Feb. 1....
France’s CNP Assurances in Talks to Buy BTG’s Brazil Insurance Units January 13, 2016 By Pamela Barbaglia and Tatiana Bautzer French insurer CNP Assurances has entered exclusive talks with Grupo BTG Pactual SA to buy its 51 percent stake in...
Expect Urban Deliveries by Drones within Few Years: Google January 13, 2016 By Alan Levin Product delivery-by-drone in urban areas may be possible within a few years if the U.S. government and the aviation industry...