Tokio Marine to Buy HCC for $7.5B in Biggest Ever Deal by Japanese Insurer June 10, 2015 By Komaki Ito, Kathleen Chu and Bei Hu Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. agreed to buy HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. for about $7.5 billion in the biggest acquisition by...
Kroll Appoints Simmonds as Senior Consultant in Africa Practice June 10, 2015 Kroll, the risk mitigation and response solutions specialist, announced that Rt. Hon. Mark Simmonds has joined the company as senior...
Gen Re: Toffanello Named CEO of Faraday When Ceurvorst Retires in 2016 June 10, 2015 Gen Re announced that Paul Ceurvorst will retire as CEO of Faraday in March 2016. Pietro Toffanello will become CEO...
South Carolina Jumps Aboard Workers’ Comp Alternative Bandwagon June 10, 2015 By Amy O'Connor A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced workers’ compensation option legislation that would allow qualified businesses in the state to offer...
Miami Researchers Studying Hurricanes by Creating On-Demand Storms June 10, 2015 By Jennifer Kay Researchers trying to figure out what makes some hurricanes strengthen into catastrophic monsters have a new lab that allows them...
Florida DMV Changes Drivers’ License Process to Prevent Sex Offender Error June 10, 2015 By Mike Schneider The Florida agency that issues driver’s licenses has changed how clerks enter information into the computer system after two people...
Alabama Man Steals 39 Patient Identities, Buys 14 Cars June 10, 2015 Police say an Irondale, Ala., man stole the identities of dozens of patients at a Birmingham doctor’s office and used...
BHSI, Irwin Siegel Agency to Offer Human, Social Service Program June 9, 2015 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) and Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. have entered into an underwriting agreement to provide insurance...
Rideshare Insurance Bill Sent to Louisiana Governor June 9, 2015 Drivers for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft will have to carry hefty insurance policies, under a bill headed to...
3.6 Magnitude Quake Strikes Northern Oklahoma June 9, 2015 A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has rattled parts of northern Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the tremor was recorded around...