A new report ranks Missouri near the bottom of all states for driver safety laws, at a time when distracted driving is happening at a high rate. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, a national roadway safety coalition, has released …
PG&E Corp. estimates it would cost as much as $150 billion this year alone to comply with a federal judge’s proposal to prevent wildfires. California’s largest investor-owned utility said U.S. District Judge William Alsup’s plan for it to trim branches …
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has named Hugo Reyes a senior underwriter in General Aviation for North America. Reyes is responsible for the underwriting of complex General Aviation risks and broker development and management. Reyes joins Allianz with nearly two …
In 2018, Delaware licensed 46 newly formed captive insurers despite a challenging environment, according to Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro in a press release issued by the Delaware Insurance Department. “Captive insurance formations faced a number of challenges in 2018, …
Amity Insurance Agency Inc., a Quincy, Mass.-based full service agency, has formed a strategic alliance with the New Hampshire Bar Association. The announcement was made by Roy Solomon, president and owner at Amity Insurance, and George Moore, executive director at …
Independent insurance agency Ensurise LLC has merged with the property and casualty insurance brokerage operations of Reese, Yeatman & Associates Inc. Founded more than 40 years ago by Michael G. Reese Sr., Reese Yeatman is in its second generation of …
A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday dealt a setback to older job applicants, saying they cannot invoke a federal law against age bias in employment to challenge hiring policies they believe have a discriminatory impact. In an 8-4 decision, …
Facebook Inc.’s repeated privacy scandals have infuriated users, lawmakers and data-security advocates who are clamoring for a forceful government response. That job mainly falls to Joe Simons, who is under pressure to satisfy doubters or risk sidelining his agency as …
As insurers track both old and new risks heading into 2019, here’s one that carriers don’t typically consider: The White House. David Wessel, director of The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, cited the Trump White House and its …
FRISS, the provider of fraud and risk solutions for the property/casualty insurance industry, announced the opening of its French office in Paris. At the same time FRISS is expanding their team, led by the country manager Nicolas Kaploun. The expansion …
