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

Larson Promoted to Leadership Role at Wisconsin’s Integrity Insurance

Integrity Insurance, headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has promoted Mischel Larson from personal lines underwriter to personal lines underwriting supervisor. In her new supervisor role, Larson is responsible for leading the personal lines underwriting team, supporting growth initiatives and driving decision-making …

Plane Parts Hit California House, Killing 5

Five people died and two others were injured after a small plane apparently came apart, raining debris across a Southern California neighborhood and igniting a house fire before landing in a backyard, authorities said. The male pilot, who was the …

Firm Battling over Hemp Product Idaho Says Is Pot

A company has filed a lawsuit against Idaho State Police and Ada County after authorities seized nearly 7,000 pounds of cannabis from a truck headed to Colorado, the Idaho Statesman reported. Authorities who stopped the truck said it was filled …

Thousands of Lawsuits Demanding PG&E Pay for Damages from Wildfires

Some 1,000 lawsuits have been filed since late 2017 demanding Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation pay for damages caused by wildfires. The lawsuits represent thousands of people, companies, cities and counties affected by fires. They range from a rancher’s $3,000 …

Aetna to Pay $935K in HIV-Related Privacy Breach in California

Aetna will pay $935,000 after one of its vendors sent letters to California patients that revealed via a window on the envelopes that the recipients were taking HIV-related medications. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said that the settlement resolves allegations …

Insurtech CoverHound Raises $58 Million to Drive Cyber Unit, Open North Carolina Office

Digital property/casualty insurance platform CoverHound announced it has raised a $58 million Series D funding round. Global specialist insurer Hiscox led the round, along with additional investors including Chubb, Aflac Ventures and Japan-based MS&AD. The latest round brings the total …

RIMS Seeks Candidates for Diversity Council

The risk management society RIMS has formed a Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council tasked with identifying “relevant diversity and inclusion goals” for the society to pursue in its activities, as well as providing guidance on how best to achieve them. …

Insurance Leaders Urged to Engage the Smarter People in the Room

As insurance executives fret about helping their companies embrace new technology and change, one CEO offers this idea: Embrace that there are smarter people in the room. “Everybody in my organization is a whole lot smarter than I am,” said …

AXA XL’s Holmes Joins Kemper as Chief Actuary, Strategic Analytics Officer

Kimberly A. Holmes has joined Kemper Corp. as senior vice president, chief actuary and strategic analytics officer. Holmes will lead Kemper’s enterprise-wide actuarial and analytics teams. Holmes’ direct reports include the executives who lead the actuarial and data and analytics …

Employees with Sexual Harassment Case Against Lehman Still Waiting

Sexist comments, lewd gestures — and worse. Allegations like these are sorely familiar in the #MeToo era. Only this time, they hail from what seems like Wall Street’s Dark Ages: back when Lehman Brothers was flying high. More than a …