Supreme Court Muddies Healthcare Liability Waters June 21, 2016 By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion The Supreme Court is supposed to take appellate cases to make the law clearer. Last week’s opinion on healthcare fraud...
Gunmakers Say Federal Law Shields Them from Sandy Hook Negligence Claims June 21, 2016 By Erik Larson A 2005 federal law was designed specifically to prevent gunmakers from being sued for mass killings like the one at...
Don’t Expect Surge of Private Flood Insurance Products: S&P June 21, 2016 Opening U.S. flood insurance to private insurers won’t lead to a surge of new market entrants, Standard & Poor’s asserts...
Environmentalists Warn of Spill Risk from Increasing Oil Shipments on Hudson River June 21, 2016 By Scott Fallon The Hudson River may still become a major corridor for the shipment of thick, tar sands oil from Canada despite...
Aon Benfield Names Foord-Kelcey as Co-Head of Cyber Practice Group June 21, 2016 Aon plc has appointed Luke Foord-Kelcey to co-head Aon Benfield’s Global Cyber Practice Group, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to cyber...
‘Brexit’ Would Damage UK’s Leadership Position in Insurance: Aon June 21, 2016 By Agnel Philip Aon Plc Chief Executive Officer Greg Case, who moved the insurance broker to London from Chicago four years ago, said...
AXA Plans $2.4B in Cost Cuts by 2020; Acquisitions Eyed for Growth June 21, 2016 By Fabio Benedetti-Valentini AXA SA, France’s largest insurer, plans to increase profitability through 2020 by seeking 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion) of cost...
Specialist Lloyd’s Insurer Neon Opens Bermuda Office with Fisher as CEO June 21, 2016 The specialist Lloyd’s insurer Neon, formerly known as Marketform, announced it has opened an office in Bermuda as it grows...
BHSI Enters A&H Market in Asia, Brain Named to Lead A&H in Region June 21, 2016 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) announced it is entering the accident & health (A&H) market in Asia, and appointed...
Tennessee-Based Brentwood Services Administrators Promotes Knick June 21, 2016 Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. (BSA), headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has promoted Daniel Knick to the position of senior claim representative...