January 30, 2019
Global insurance broker Aon reported that Tom Fitzgerald is leaving the firm after 27 years of service. Fitzgerald most recently served as chief executive of Aon Broking, and before that he led the U.S. Commercial Risk and Health businesses. Aon …
January 30, 2019
Russia and China pose the biggest espionage and cyber attack threats to the United States and are more aligned than they have been in decades, the leader of the U.S. intelligence community told U.S. senators on Tuesday. While the two …
January 30, 2019
A startup focused on rewarding drivers and fleet owners that use autonomous vehicles and semi-autonomous car safety features has raised $5 million in seed funding. California-based Avinew’s technology uses artificial intelligence and telematics to gather driving data that can tell …
January 30, 2019
The family of a 22-year-old unarmed black man killed by police last year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $20 million from the city of Sacramento and the two officers who opened fire. The federal lawsuit filed …
January 30, 2019
On an unusually warm day in northern California, hot and dry winds whipped through the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of San Francisco. It was Thursday, Nov. 8, and a “red-flag warning” from the National Weather Service was already out, cautioning …
January 30, 2019
Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Emily Quinlan vice president. Quinlan is based in San Francisco, and will provide risk management and insurance solutions to the firm’ West Coast client base. She was previously vice president with Equity Risk Partners. …
January 30, 2019
A Massachusetts judge says more details contained in a lawsuit that accuses the maker of OxyContin of deceiving patients and doctors about the risks of opioids must be made public. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders sided Monday with Massachusetts …
January 30, 2019
Federal safety inspectors went to court to remove a roadblock in their investigation of a limousine crash that killed 20 people nearly four months ago. Schoharie County Judge George Bartlett heard arguments Tuesday over National Transportation Safety Board access to …
January 30, 2019
ANE, Agency Network Exchange LLC, has appointed Lisa Melroy of Mount Laurel, N.J., as director of Accounting and Operations to consolidate accounting and finance functions and centralize the company’s business operations. In the last year, ANE added 17 new agencies …
January 30, 2019
AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to a- from a for MAPFRE Insurance Company of New York, based …