U.S. Issues Zika Safety Guidelines for Outdoor Workers, Business Travelers April 25, 2016 By Julie Steenhuysen U.S. health and safety officials issued new guidelines on Friday to help protect workers from exposure to Zika, a mosquito-borne...
Australia Nears Record for Fewest Cyclones Since 1970 – Thanks to El Niño April 25, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan El Niño is getting some of the credit as Australia nears a record for the fewest tropical cyclones since 1970....
Bangladesh Bank Cyber-Heist Hackers Exploited Vulnerabilities in SWIFT Software April 25, 2016 By Jim Finkle The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the SWIFT financial platform...
Factbox: An Overview of Effects of ‘Brexit’ on UK Financial Services April 25, 2016 By Huw Jones Britain, Europe’s biggest financial center, votes on June 23 on whether to leave the European Union. The country’s banking and...
Carpenter Promotes Stubbings as CEO of Bermuda Unit; Keegan Named Sr. VP April 25, 2016 Guy Carpenter & Co. has promoted Peter Stubbings as CEO of the firm’s Bermuda operations, with immediate effect. In addition,...
Trucking Firm to Settle Fatal Crash of 5 Georgia Students for Millions April 25, 2016 By Russ Bynum The employer of a tractor-trailer driver blamed for a fiery interstate crash that killed five Georgia nursing students has agreed...
250 Homes in South Carolina Still Need Work 6 Months After Floods April 25, 2016 Leaders of nonprofit groups in Horry County, South Carolina, say that, six months after historic rains inundated South Carolina, volunteers...
Fallout from Travelers CGL Cyber Ruling: Insurance Buyers and Sellers Beware April 25, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Experts are cautioning both insurance buyers and sellers not to overreact to the recent federal court decision finding data breach...
Key Florida Players to Highlight Importance of Catastrophe Reinsurance April 25, 2016 By Joseph L. Petrelli Although the role of catastrophe reinsurance in a wind exposed region is intuitively obvious to an insurance professional and most...
The Crichton Group in Tennessee Promotes 2 April 24, 2016 The Crichton Group, an independent insurance agency in Middle Tennessee, has promoted Austin Madison, a partner, to senior vice president,...