One in five U.S. colleges doesn’t provide faculty and staff with training in how to respond to victims of sexual assault, according to a survey by Senator Claire McCaskill. In addition, about 31 percent of the schools don’t train students …
Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the shares of Gibson’s Insurance Agency Ltd., a Manitoba Canada-based insurance brokerage. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The announcement said “Gibson’s will become part of the Hub International Horizon operations. …
Doha-based Qatar Re has announced the appointment of Stephan Rappaz as Global Head of Liability, effective December 1, 2014. Rappaz joins from New Re where, most recently, he was Head of Casualty Underwriting. Prior assignments at New Re include Head …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Neoguri made its closest approach to Japan’s southern Okinawa islands last night, lashing the islands with torrential rain and strong winds. The storm wind speeds were close to 180 km/h [112 mph]. …
The Senate is advancing legislation that would let companies and the U.S. government share information about hacking threats, even as privacy advocates say the plan could enable the National Security Agency to sweep up information about innocent Americans. Bank of …
Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield in its latest report on the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector, reveals that 12 catastrophe bonds closed during the second quarter of 2014 with a …
The National Collegiate Athletic Association suggested curbing full-contact football practices, echoing a policy instituted by the Ivy League in 2011. The recommendation is among a set of guidelines created to “generate a cultural shift within college athletics,” the NCAA said …
LONG BEACH, NY – June 2014, Deborah K. Mackoul, President and COO, has been honored as the Insurance Professional of the Year by the Women’s Insurance Network of Long Island (WINLI) for her outstanding service and contributions to the industry …
San Jose, Calif.-based Suhr Risk Services has named Wente Tran an employee benefits account executive. Tran will help develop the firm’s portfolio of regional and national employee benefits accounts. Tran spent the last eight years at Melita Group, where she …
Masiello Insurance Agency Inc., an independent agency based in New Hampshire, promoted Donna Croteau to president.
