President Barack Obama is asking the private sector to tighten building standards to reduce losses from natural disasters after studies linked an increase in extreme weather to climate change. The administration will announce Tuesday the start of work by the …
Marsh has appointed Chris Lay as president and CEO of Marsh Canada, succeeding Alan Garner who takes on the role of chairman, effective July 1. Both Lay and Garner will report to Robert Bentley, president of Marsh US and Canada. …
Watercolor Management, an Alabama-based managing general underwriter, will open new property underwriting facilities for water treatment businesses through an agreement with a new surplus lines carrier. The agreement grants Watercolor Management nationwide MGA authority with in-house rating and underwriting. The …
Investigators examining the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank have uncovered evidence of three hacking groups — including two nation states — inside the bank’s network but say it was the third, unidentified group that pulled off the …
North Carolina’s Supreme Court says state lawmakers violated the constitutional rights of veteran teachers by taking away job protections they’d already earned. The state’s high court ruled unanimously April 15 that the General Assembly can’t retroactively repeal the job protections …
Northeast Mississippi farmers have had to replant some of their corn and soybeans more than once because of spring downpours. It’s the third year in a row that farmers have had to fight excess water, Charlie Stokes, the area’s agronomy …
Lockton Companies announced Karmanee Governor has joined its Nashville office as an account executive in the Healthcare Practice. She will work with clients such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, and physician groups to develop insurance programs to best manage professional …
Starr Cos. has named Andrea Coleman regional vice president for the Western region. Coleman will be located in Starr’s San Francisco office, where she will be responsible for the field leadership in the Western region. She reports to Robert Cruz, …
Leavitt Group in Utah has named Kelly Pareti director of voluntary benefits enrollment. Pareti will be working with employee benefits agencies to provide enrollment and voluntary benefits solutions to clients. Pareti worked for a national insurance company as a regional …
Anesthesia Business Consultants (ABC), a provider of billing and practice management for anesthesia and pain management specialists, has created a new insurance program for clients. Developed by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for ABC clients, the program will be underwritten …
