Increased melting of glaciers and snow in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau threatens the food security of millions of people in Asia, a study shows, with Pakistan likely to be among the nations hardest hit. A team of scientists in …
Swiss Re is hosting an “Investors Day” Conference in London focused on the current state of the reinsurance market, its future prospects and the potential reguylatory changes affecting capital. The reinsurer said it expects the growth outlook for the reinsurance …
A worker who was mauled feeding the bears at a tourist attraction near Montana’s Glacier National Park is eligible for workers’ compensation even though he smoked marijuana that morning, a judge has ruled. Brock Hopkins’ use of marijuana before he …
A $412 million bond measure aimed at improving San Francisco’s earthquake safety and emergency response has passed with about 79 percent of the vote. The San Francisco Department of Elections says Proposition B received more than 79,000 votes. About 21,000 …
Zurich has appointed insurance broker Marsh U.S. Consumer, as the new administrator for its Programs & Direct Markets’ lawyers’ professional liability program. Marsh will be the administrator for attorneys in Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., N.Y., Pa., R.I., and Vt. Attorneys …
Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based Signature Insurance Group has added Eric M. Gerwig to its management team as the financial services manager. Gerwig, started his career in 1998 in the home office of Banner Life Insurance Co. He trained agencies on how …
A group of New York insurance agents has launched a new trade group for Latin insurance producers as well as brokers who serve the Hispanic community in the Northeast. Elmer Rivera, New York branch manager for Jimcor Agencies and founder …
EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) has added Tina Brink as a senior account executive in its Folsom, Calif., office, and Lori Perry as a senior account executive in the San Francisco office. Brink’s responsibilities will include providing clients with strategic …
San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced that Dan Hodges has been recognized with HR Symposium’s Excellence in Partnership with HR award. The HR Symposium’s annual awards of human resource excellence honor extraordinary achievement in — or in partnership with — …
Southwestern states could face a particularly troubling fire season this year, particularly in the next few days, according to AccuWeather.com reports. The company said moisture from winter storms has spurred spring growth of brush and foliage. And now that the …
