Managing General Agency J.M. Wilson has added Justin Steigenga to their Charleston, South Carolina office as a transportation underwriter. Steigenga is responsible for quoting new and renewal transportation risks, corresponding with company underwriters, and serving independent insurance agents in Georgia, …
In the wake of protests in various cities and the police shootings in Dallas, the city of Philadelphia has purchased a law enforcement liability policy in case it or its police officers are sued over their performance of their duties …
An Uber driver in Florida was arrested after deputies say he refused to transport a group of blind people and their service dogs. According to news outlets, citing an arrest report, 60-year-old Simon Pierre Andre Nau was picking up Robert …
According to new data released by CoreLogic, the 2016 hail season is already one of the most severe in Texas history, with year-to-date results reaching the nine-year average for U.S. hail storm damage. Estimated losses from hail events this year …
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced Professional First architects & engineers (A&E) professional liability insurance in the U.S. The new policy’s cyber coverage addresses media, technology and network security and privacy liability exposures, including the design professional’s own costs …
Aspen Insurance announced the appointment of Nicky Alexandru as head of U.S. Crisis Management. Alexandru will develop a U.S. product contamination/recall capability, which will be a new Crisis Management line of business for Aspen in the U.S. He joins Aspen …
Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Andy Lane, senior underwriter, in its newly created marine equipment business, part of its marine, energy and property division. Lane joins David Stallard, underwriter, who started his role earlier in the year. With …
Munich Re has partnered with insurtech startup Slice Labs Inc. as Slice prepares to launch its first on-demand, per-use insurance product. Slice and Munich Re said they have agreed to an ongoing roll-out of products and territories with Slice supplying …
Two recent crashes on the same road in Indiana’s Elkhart County highlight the dangers of distracted driving accidents involving motor vehicles and horse-drawn buggies. On May 29, a 17-year-old girl who rear-ended a buggy carrying an Amish couple and their …
Gun-rights activists, some of them wearing camouflage and military-style gear and openly toting rifles and handguns, marched alongside the hundreds of people who flocked to downtown Dallas last week to protest police shootings of blacks. Their presence was part of …
