MarshBerry Launches Four New 360 Seminars Woodmere, OH, March 16, 2015: MarshBerry is hosting four full day regional seminars focusing on best practices for merger & acquisition (M&A) and organic growth strategies. These seminars will enable insurance professionals, property & …
ACE Bermuda International announced the launch of an additional D&O liability insurance capability for multinational companies based outside of North America. The new capability allows ACE to issue CODA Premier® policies directly through ACE’s Syndicate 2488 at Lloyd’s and offer …
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced another key addition to its leadership team in Asia, naming Min Ong as Asia regional head of energy, based in Singapore. Malin Fredriksson, Asia regional head of first party lines, said, Ong has …
A report showing that global emissions were unchanged last year shows economic growth is possible amid the fight against climate change, a World Bank official said. Carbon-dioxide emissions were stable at 32.3 billion metric tons, even as the global economy …
Vanuatu’s government declared a nationwide state of emergency after Cyclone Pam tore through the South Pacific archipelago, leaving at least eight people dead and severing communications with more remote islands. “This was a cyclone that flattened houses and, unfortunately, to …
A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against the town of Cottageville over the shooting death of the former mayor by a police officer. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported the $97 million awarded by a federal jury …
America’s largest electric company will pay nearly $150 million to settle claims that shareholders lost millions when it ousted its CEO in a surprise move after a long-anticipated buyout. Duke Energy said last week its insurers and shareholders would pay …
Highway fatalities in West Virginia dropped from 332 in 2013 to 271 in 2014, according to a statement by the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Pat Reed. The decline shows the state is moving in the right direction toward …
It looks unlikely that Uber is coming to West Virginia this year. With debate closed, the Republican-led House of Delegates voted Friday against reviving an Uber bill that was idled. The bill would have allowed Uber and other ridesharing companies, …
The Mississippi River at Natchez, Miss., is expected to rise 6.6 feet in the next two weeks, placing it just below flood level early in the spring rise season. The National Weather Service tells The Natchez Democrat the river will …
