January 31, 2017
International broker and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers announced the hiring of industry veterans Simon Abraham and Darren Gregory, who join the firm’s growing Financial Institutions group in the London office at 100 Leadenhall Street. The hiring of Abraham …
January 31, 2017
Walk down a side alley in Munich, beneath apartments with net curtains in the windows, past figures of female superheroes on a cafe storefront, and you come to the unprepossessing headquarters of a $2 trillion asset manager. On the fifth …
January 31, 2017
A major $200 billion loss from a combination of a cyber attack, U.S. hurricane and the failure of a reinsurer could strip insurers of up to 120 percent of their net capital base, tests of insurers in London showed. However, …
January 31, 2017
More than $1 million worth of timber was destroyed by the tornado that hit Lamar, Forrest and Perry counties. The Mississippi Forestry Commission announced the estimate Friday based on aerial damage assessments. The commission says the tornado, which had estimated …
January 31, 2017
Police say drivers overdosing on heroin have caused three crashes in a city in North Carolina in the past week. Police Capt. Michael Kirk told media outlets that no one was seriously injured in the crashes in High Point, but …
January 31, 2017
Topa Insurance Co. has formed an exclusive partnership with Assured Risk Cover (ARC) to launch StormPeace, an insurance product in Florida designed to protect insureds from economic loss incurred by a named hurricane and is available through a select network …
January 31, 2017
Alliant has tapped Georgia-based Wade Beacham, vice president within the company’s Alliant Americas division, to facilitate Alliant’s continued regional expansion. In addition to his expertise with transactional risks, Beacham has more than 16 years of experience originating and managing client …
January 30, 2017
Hundreds of insurance professionals and representatives from local nonprofits will convene on March 16 for the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s annual Horizon Award Gala at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. The IICF Western division will announce more than …
January 30, 2017
Liberty Mutual Insurance has named Tyler Asher president of Safeco Insurance. During his nearly 18-year career with Safeco, Asher has served in a variety of roles spanning finance, accounting, management reporting and analysis. Asher most recently was Safeco’s vice president, …
January 30, 2017
In celebration of Black History Month, which begins Feb. 1, Allstate Insurance Co. is launching its annual digital, social and radio campaign, “Worth Telling.” “We are celebrating Black History Month by sharing inspirational stories of African-American pioneers who are impacting …