March 1, 2018
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s $19 billion liquefied natural gas export project in Papua New Guinea may remain shut for six weeks after an earthquake rocked the country’s remote highlands, which are home to the venture’s upstream gas supplies, according to UBS …
March 1, 2018
Pool Re announced it has renewed its retro program and extended the cover to include material damage and direct business interruption (BI) caused by acts of terrorism “using remote digital interference.” The renewed cover, brokered by Guy Carpenter, has been …
March 1, 2018
Aon plc announced that Dominic Christian has been appointed as global chairman of Aon Benfield. At the same time, Julie Page has been promoted to chief executive officer of Aon UK Ltd., subject to regulatory approval. Most recently, Christian was …
March 1, 2018
Bethesda, MD, March 1, 2018—United Educators (UE), a reciprocal risk retention group that insures education, today launched an innovative internships and professional services liability (IPL) policy with broad coverage for most student internships and experiential learning programs. This policy features …
March 1, 2018
Thousands of firearm injuries occur in the United States each year, but the likelihood of such injuries appears to drop substantially when gun enthusiasts hold large national meetings, according to research led by Harvard Medical School. The results, published March …
March 1, 2018
It was more than 20 years ago. The Internet as it is known today was in its infancy. Steven Haase was with an insurance agency in Atlanta focused on insuring technology companies. “Around 1995, I saw the commercialization of the …
March 1, 2018
For the second year in a row, nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2017, according to projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), which further suggests the high numbers could be linked …
March 1, 2018
The Muhammad Ali Center is downtown Louisville will remain closed to visitors until March 6 due to extreme flooding. The center says rising water levels in the parking garage forced a shutdown of electric power to the elevators. The building, …
March 1, 2018
More than $8 million was secured for thousands of individuals, families, and businesses who filed complaints against insurance companies in 2017 through help from the Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Office, according to a statement from Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens. Complaint examiners …
March 1, 2018
Verisk, a data analytics provider, has launched Energy & Power Intelligence Xchange (EPIX), a benchmarking and risk-scoring platform designed to enhance how insurers research, assess, and underwrite complex energy risks. EPIX provides a range of information on energy risks and …