Insured Global Disaster Losses in First Half Reached $22B: Aon Benfield July 23, 2014 Insured losses from global natural disasters during the six-month period ending June 30, 2014 reached $22 billion. That compares to...
Big ‘I’ Group Names Cantor Ex-Aide Stewart to Capitol Hill Lobbying Team July 23, 2014 Wyatt Stewart has joined the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) Capitol Hill team as director of...
Court Rules Mississippi Casino Not Liable for Death of Drunk Patron July 23, 2014 A federal appeals court has declined to allow the family of Bryan Lee Glenn to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit...
Partner Perspective Turning MGA Growth into Staying Power Presented by Vertafore The success of MGAs needs little introduction. For the past several years, the MGA story has been one of growth,...
Perdue Beats Kingston to Grab Georgia’s Republican Senate Nomination July 23, 2014 Former Dollar General Corp. Chief Executive Officer David Perdue has won the primary for Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate nomination, beating...
West Virginia Fire Department Members Accused of Forging Documents July 23, 2014 The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office is accusing members of a volunteer fire department in Wharton with forging state documents....
Typhoon Matmo Targets Taiwan, Southeastern China: AIR Analysis July 23, 2014 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Matmo (called Henry in the Philippines) formed in the Philippines Sea and...
Aon Launches ‘Technology-based Enhancement’ for WorldAware Solutions July 23, 2014 Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced the unveiling of its “WorldAware Global Gateway,” which...
MetLife Designation as Systemically Important Expected Soon July 23, 2014 By Ian Katz and Robert Schmidt A U.S. council of regulators is poised to label MetLife Inc. a potential threat to the financial system, subjecting the...
Smith to Head Guy Carpenter’s EMEA and Int’l. P&I Business July 23, 2014 Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced the...
Singapore Tells Airlines to Review Conflict Zone’s Risk Assessments July 23, 2014 By Anshuman Daga and Siva Govindasamy Singapore’s civil aviation authority has asked airlines based in the city-state to review their risk assessment of conflict zones following...