The U.S. Labor Department on Friday took the next step toward requiring brokers who provide retirement advice to follow a “fiduciary” standard of putting clients’ interests first, a move that could roil the financial services industry. The White House’s Office …
Specialty lines broker, RKH Specialty, part of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has acquired the UK’s largest independent specialist Surety broker, PMG Financial Services Ltd., subject to regulatory approval. Barnaby Rugge-Price, CEO of RKH Specialty, commented: “The acquisition of PMG represents …
Marsh announced with immediate effect the appointment of Tom Davies as global CEO of Bowring Marsh, Marsh’s international wholesale placement broker. Davies previously led Bowring Marsh’s hub in the UK and Ireland. Based in London, Davies has global responsibility for …
Financial services salaries are set to rise by 4.3 percent in both Asia and Latin America this year, almost double the average increase forecast for North America and Europe, research published on Monday showed. A survey by consulting firm Mercer …
Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd is still discussing aspects of Europe’s new solvency regime with regulators as it prepares a 1 billion euro ($1.1 billion) rights issue to shore up its position. Delta Lloyd’s shares, which dipped 1.5 percent to 5.36 …
Lloyd’s has started holding open trading sessions at its Singapore hub, which are designed to speed up insurance placements. The sessions enable brokers to see multiple markets at one time and provide faster turnaround times as quotes are given, lines …
Chubb has launched a new partnership with Crawford & Co., as it continues to invest in building its cyber enterprise risk management capabilities. A global leader in claims and crisis management, Crawford & Co. will provide Chubb’s clients with a …
This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Low-Level Hazard Activity Results in Decreased Damage and Loss Totals Looking at the big picture, 2015 was a quiet year in terms of natural hazard activity. Overall, the trend of …
A Long Island, New York, man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a $35 million fraud that a judge said wrecked investors’ lives. Mikhail Zemlyansky, 39, was led out of a Manhattan courtroom Thursday, Jan. 28, in shackles …
