A group of insurers is for the first time offering to shoulder risk for clearinghouses backing hundreds of millions of derivatives trades, proposing more protection in markets where a collapse could cripple the global financial system. About 20 insurers were …
Union Mutual of Vermont Companies announced the election of Mary Marchut as a member of its Board of Directors at the annual meeting of members on Feb. 26.Marchut retired from General Reinsurance in 2013, where for nearly 20 years she …
New company, N.J.-based ID360, has been formed to offer comprehensive investigative and recovery services to identity theft victims. The company is comprised of recovery specialists and a national network of former federal, state and local law enforcement professionals and former …
A proposal from the federal government to make more specific workplace safety data available online could violate individuals’ privacy and embarrass employers and workers, Maine officials said. Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is pushing back against the U.S. Department of …
Another couple contending their property is on an active landslide has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a private ski resort and golf community in southwestern Montana. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reportedthat Thomas Pettus and L. Cecily Hine filed …
San Diego, Calif.-based Barney & Barney has promoted five senior executives to principals of the firm. The new principals, all of whom are based in California, are: Sara Bennett, an executive in the property/casualty group in San Diego; Nicole Mehrara, …
Illinoisans hoping to make use of the state’s fledgling medical marijuana law may risk their jobs if their employers opt to maintain or adopt zero-tolerance drug policies. The Rockford Register Star reported that the law that took effect in January …
A property/casualty insurance pre-licensing course will be offered in Louisiana April 4-5 and April 11-12 at McNeese State University. The classes will be held from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and are offered in partnership with by the Louisiana Consortium of Insurance …
Repairs and improvements on Council Bluffs river and creek levees in Iowa could cost the city $50 million. The Daily Nonpareil reported the estimate comes from a study on the work needed to repair river and creek levees to meet …
A new $4 million study will look at two ideas that have been proposed as ways to protect the Houston area from hurricane storm surges that could cause billions of dollars in damage and wreak havoc on the largest petrochemical …
