New .Insurance Domain Names Become Available Today June 14, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The internet domain extension reserved for the global insurance industry— .insurance — will become available starting today, June 14, at...
SBA Loans Available for Virginia Residents With Storm Damage June 14, 2016 Low-interest disaster loans are available for people with damage from February’s storms to pay for repairs. The U.S. Small Business...
UMass Amherst Gets $15M From MassMutual for Data Science, Cybersecurity June 14, 2016 The University of Massachusetts Amherst is receiving a $15 million donation to strengthen its data science and cybersecurity programs. The...
Storm Model Forecasts Beach Changes and How Far Ocean Will Overrun June 14, 2016 By Martha Waggoner When John Couch is certain a storm will hit Hatteras Island, he goes into action, moving merchandise in his auto...
Supreme Court Makes Room for Triple Damages for Intentional Patent Infringement June 14, 2016 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court eased the way for larger damage awards when a company intentionally copies a patented invention. Voting...
AXA’s CEO de Castries Predicts ‘Extremely High’ Probability of ‘Brexit’ June 14, 2016 By Fabio Benedetti-Valentini There is an “extremely high” probability that the U.K. will vote to leave the European Union and investors will face...
Ongoing Soft Market Tops Reinsurers’ Concerns: Xuber Survey June 14, 2016 By L.S. Howard Soft market conditions continue to be the biggest concern for the industry, followed by regulation, competition from third party capital,...
Run-Off Specialist Compre to Buy Allianz IARD’s Pool Legacy Business June 14, 2016 Compre, the independent insurance and reinsurance legacy specialist, has agreed to acquire Allianz IARD’s Ridgwell Fox & Partners (RFP) pool...
Ironshore Names Aggarwal, 4 Others from Allied World to Global M&A Insurance Team for Americas June 14, 2016 Ironshore International has announced its global Mergers & Acquisitions unit will establish an office for transactions in the North and...
Canada Health Startup Uses App to Connect Employees with Services June 14, 2016 By Gerrit De Vynck League Inc., a Canadian health-insurance startup, is raising $25 million in a funding round backed by Omers Ventures, Royal Bank...