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

Chubb Adds Policy Translation, Other Enhancements to Worldview Platform

Chubb has added new features and improved functionality on its proprietary digital Worldview platform for multinational clients and brokers, including adding a policy translation option. According to Matthew Merna, division president, Chubb North America Major Accounts, Chubb Global Services provides …

Florida Serial Arsonist Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison

A serial arsonist in Florida was sentenced last month to 18 years in prison and 12 years of probation for two counts of arson to an occupied dwelling and one count of arson to a motorcycle, according to a statement …

AAIS Expands Cannabis Businessowners Insurance Policy to Colorado

AAIS (the American Association of Insurance Services), the only national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, has expanded its Cannabis Businessowners Policy (CannaBOP) program with a new filing in Colorado. CannaBOP debuted in California last year and …

Tokio Marine HCC Acquires Cyber Specialist NAS in California

Tokio Marine HCC has acquired in Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition of NAS represents the continuance of a partnership between NAS and the Tokio Marine Group. Tokio Marine HCC and …

Last Chance: Take the 2019 Young Agents Opinion Survey Today

Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent? Insurance Journal is searching for young insurance agents to participate in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion Survey. Tell us what you …

Florida Looks to Add Insurance Requirements, Regulations for Cosmetic Surgery Clinics

Choeun Nuon traveled from her home in California to a Miami-area cosmetic surgery clinic to have a so-called Brazilian butt lift in February 2017. Instead of recovering after the procedure, the 32-year-old mother of two began slipping in and out …

Houston-Area Chemical Disaster Zone Remains No-Go Zone 2 Weeks After Blaze

Two weeks after a chemical storage complex near Houston erupted in flames and menaced tens of thousands of people with dangerous fumes, the site remains too hazardous for investigators to approach. Intercontinental Terminal Co. is still trying to drain millions …

Proctor Promoted to President of IMA Companies

Wichita, Kansas-based insurance brokerage, IMA Financial Group Inc., has promoted Luke Proctor to president of IMA Companies, a newly created position to oversee all IMA Financial Group subsidiaries. Proctor will report to IMA Financial Group Chairman and CEO Robert Cohen. …

Ohio Company Charged with Obstruction over Accident That Killed Worker

An aluminum manufacturing company in Ohio has been charged in federal court with misleading its parent company in Canada about a federal investigation into a workplace accident that killed one worker and seriously injured another. Extrudex Aluminum was charged in …

New Orleans Sues Energy Firms Over Coastal Erosion

The City of New Orleans is suing various oil and gas companies over coastal erosion. Mayor Latoya Cantrell on Friday announced the lawsuit, which alleges that pipeline work has caused massive damage to Louisiana’s wetlands and “threatened the safety of …