The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office is accusing members of a volunteer fire department in Wharton with forging state documents. The office said it has filed felony criminal complaints against fire officer Ira Rash and fire chief Robert Rash of …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Matmo (called Henry in the Philippines) formed in the Philippines Sea and became a tropical storm on July 17. It is the third typhoon to form in the northwest Pacific basin in …
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced the unveiling of its “WorldAware Global Gateway,” which the bulletin described as a “technology-based enhancement to WorldAware Solutions, Aon’s award-winning travel risk management platform.” Aon said the “Gateway …
A U.S. council of regulators is poised to label MetLife Inc. a potential threat to the financial system, subjecting the insurer to oversight by the Federal Reserve, two people with knowledge of the matter said. A decision by the Financial …
Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced the appointment of Simon Smith as Head of EMEA & International P&I Business, effective September 1st. He will be responsible for …
Singapore’s civil aviation authority has asked airlines based in the city-state to review their risk assessment of conflict zones following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over Ukraine last week. The deaths of nearly 300 passengers and crew …
PVI Holdings, Vietnam’s second- largest listed insurer, forecast first-half earnings will beat its target by 19 percent, buoyed by an increase in non-life- insurance revenue. After-tax profit for the first six months may be 95.5 billion dong ($4.5 million), while …
ACE Limited reported net income of $779 million for the first quarter of 2012, compared to $891 million in Q2 2013. For the first six months of 2014 ACE had net income of$1.513 billion, compared to $1.844 billion in the …
New federal guidelines on job discrimination against pregnant workers could have a big impact on the workplace and in the courtroom. The expanded rules adopted by the bipartisan Equal Employment Opportunity Commission make clear that any form of workplace discrimination …
Dallas, TX – July 23, 2014 – U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. (www.usrisk.com), the eighth largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, announced that it has named Jonathan Hagan an Underwriter for the Dallas Commercial Underwriting …
