Monthly Archives: <span>February 2019</span>

Horse-Drawn Carriage Overturns in Savannah, Georgia, Injures 7

Authorities say a horse-drawn carriage has overturned in Savannah, injuring all seven aboard. News outlets report the carriage wreck happened Friday in Savannah’s downtown historic district. Savannah police spokeswoman Bianca Johnson told the Savannah Morning News the carriage driver and …

Tennessee Flooding Breaks February Record, Kills 1

One person was killed and others needed to be rescued in Tennessee as pounding rains caused flooding last week. The Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook on Feb. 6 that one person was swept away and confirmed dead. Cheatham …

QBE North America Launches Business Unit for Financial Institutions

QBE North America has launched QBE Integrated Advantage for Financial Institutions—a new dedicated business unit specializing in the segment The new unit offers customers access to a single team organized under a one leader that comprises financial institutions professionals in …

Man Steals Cement Truck, Hits Vehicles at Michigan GM Facility

Authorities say a person is in custody after driving a stolen cement truck through a locked gate at a General Motors facility in mid-Michigan and hitting several parked vehicles. The Eaton County sheriff’s office says no one was injured in …

3 Injured in Texas Scaffold, Construction Elevator Accident

Authorities say one person has been critically hurt and two others suffered lesser injuries in a scaffolding and construction elevator accident in a North Texas business district. Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Mike Drivdahl says it appears a construction elevator …

State Farm to Again Lower Auto Insurance Rates in Louisiana

Beginning in April, Louisiana customers of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will see a decrease in their auto insurance rates, the insurance department announced. It will be the third rated decrease filed by the company in less than a …

Grain Processing Corp. to Pay $45M in Iowa Pollution Settlement

A judge has approved a class-action settlement between Muscatine, Iowa, residents and a local factory that they blame for a noxious odor and haze and for causing health problems. District Judge John Telleen on approved the settlement over the Grain …

Allstate Q4 Catastrophe Loss Tempered by Higher Premiums, Reduced Auto Claims

The Allstate Corp. lost $312 million in its 2018 fourth quarter, which was attributable to higher catastrophe losses, lower investment income and a pension settlement charge. Catastrophe losses hit $963 million, versus just under $600 million in Q4 2017. However, …

Affluent Market Rivals Not Making Much of a Dent in Chubb’s Business

Chubb’s high-net-worth personal lines insurance business may have some new competition, but Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg and a key executive say those rivals haven’t made much of a dent. “From my point of view we don’t see a change …

Ed Appoints Willis Towers Watson’s Skaanild to Professional & Executive Risk Team

Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Laura Skaanild as client director, Professional and Executive Risk. She will report to Paul Richards, managing director of Professional and Executive Risk. Skaanild will focus on managing and …