Monthly Archives: <span>November 2020</span>

24 Vehicles Damaged in Vermont Condo Complex Carport Fire

Two dozen vehicles were damaged in what authorities are calling a suspicious fire at a condo complex in Essex. Essex police say the carport on Densmore Drive was engulfed in flames early Saturday morning. Firefighters were able to put out …

Connecticut’s Summit Financial Group Joins Satellite Agency Network Group

Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., a Hampton, N.H.-based alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, has announced that Summit Financial Group Inc. of Milford, Conn., has become a member of the network. Established in 1985 by Kenneth Ponelli, …

S&P Finds U.S. Insurers Made Modest Gains in Diversity Over Decade

The U.S. insurance industry has achieved only modest gains in increasing diversity over the last 10 years, according to government data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. S&P found that the percentage of Black or African-American employees in the insurance …

FAA Safety Agency Clears Boeing 737 MAX to Fly Again

After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate upheaval and a standoff with global regulators, Boeing Co. won approval on Wednesday from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to fly its 737 MAX jet again after two fatal disasters. The FAA detailed …

Pfizer Reports 95% Success Rate in COVID-19 Vaccine Final Trial

Final results from Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine trial showed its shot had a 95% success rate and two months of safety data, paving the way for the drugmaker to apply for an emergency U.S. authorization within days, it said on …

Enstar to Sell Starstone’s Lloyd’s Managing Agency to New Re/Insurance Venture Inigo

Enstar Group Ltd. and Stone Point Capital LLC announced they have signed definitive agreements to sell StarStone Underwriting Ltd. (SUL), the Lloyd’s managing agency, together with the right to operate Lloyd’s Syndicate 1301, to Inigo Ltd., a new specialty re/insurance …

Norwegian Cruise Ship Operator SeaDream Cancels All Sailings After Virus Outbreak

Norwegian-owned cruise ship operator SeaDream Yacht Club has canceled all sailing for the remainder of 2020 after positive COVID-19 test results onboard one of its cruises, it said on Tuesday, dealing a fresh blow to the cruise industry. The decision …

Aon Launches Asia Pacific Capital Advisory Unit to Assist Re/insurer Clients

Insurance broker Aon plc has launched an Asia Pacific Capital Advisory unit within Reinsurance Solutions to deliver a holistic approach to capital optimization for re/insurers. The initiative follows Aon’s launch of similar Capital Advisory units in the UK and U.S., …

The Insuring Cyber Podcast Episode 2: Forget the Stars, Insurers are Shooting for the Cloud

Recent research shows that more insurers are taking advantage of Cloud technology for data storage and managing business functions. According to a 2018 report from Novarica called Cloud Adoption in Insurance: Trends and Issues, more than 70% of insurers reported …

UK Insurer RSA Accepts $9.6 Billion Cash Takeover Offer

Canada’s Intact Financial and Denmark’s Tryg on Wednesday said they had reached an agreement to buy British insurance group RSA for 7.2 billion pounds ($9.6 billion) in cash in one of Europe’s biggest financial takeovers this year. Insurers have become …