April 18, 2019
Authorities in several states are warning about an alleged scam in which people visit senior-living communities and low-income neighborhoods, offering to perform DNA tests and collecting information from people in government health programs. The alleged DNA-testing scams appear to be …
April 18, 2019
With insurers shouldering a record $160 billion in climate-related losses from last year alone, a group including 30 central banks called for measures to spur green finance and better assessment of the risks from higher global temperatures. The move led …
April 18, 2019
Facebook Inc. will seek to block disclosures from years’ worth of privacy reports it submitted to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, according to filings in a lawsuit seeking the release of information in the documents. Facebook plans to intervene in …
April 18, 2019
SUNZ Holdings, LLC, based in Bradenton, Fla., has appointed John Sells to the position of chief information officer. Sells will be in charge of IT initiatives and enterprise systems with a focus on digital transformation and deep usage of data …
April 18, 2019
A bill the Florida insurance industry says will help reign in assignment of benefits abuse that is plaguing the state and raising insurance costs has passed its final committee in the Florida Senate and is now headed to the full …
April 17, 2019
Some 90 percent of the priceless relics and art works housed within the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral were saved from Monday’s devastating fire as contingency plans to evacuate the treasures worked, a leading insurance adjuster said on Wednesday. Insurance adjuster …
April 17, 2019
PCF Insurance Services has completed the acquisition of Grosslight Insurance Inc., headquartered in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Grosslight Insurance, with offices in Westwood and Rancho Cucamonga, was founded in 1950 …
April 17, 2019
La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Holdings Inc. this week announced the pricing of its initial public offering of its common stock at a price of $15 per share and in its first day of trading on Wednesday it had at one …
April 17, 2019
The Vertafore technology users network, NetVU, has named Linda Dodson as executive director. Dodson’s career has included work in an insurance agency and with agency carriers. She began her insurance career with Rand Insurance Inc. in Riverside, Connecticut, in roles …
April 17, 2019
Everest Insurance has launched Everest Alpine Insurance – an enhanced version of its Multinational coverage form. Everest Alpine Insurance offers clients with international exposures a combination of the following six lines of coverage: general liability, contingent auto liability, business travel …