November 5, 2020
Newfront Insurance in San Francisco, Calif., has named Dana Tennis a principal and employee benefits producer. Tennis was previously with Marsh & McLennan Agency as a client sales executive. She was a business performance advisor with Insperity before that. Newfront …
November 5, 2020
Delaware’s incumbent insurance commissioner Trinidad Navarro has been elected to a second term, beating out opponent Dr. Julia Pillsbury with roughly 60% of the votes, according to New York Times data. Pillsbury was the candidate for the Republican party in …
November 5, 2020
The Allstate Corp. reported a 26.7% increase in its third quarter net income, primarily due to higher auto insurance underwriting income and net realized capital gains. Allstate’s third quarter net income able to common shareholders was $1.13 billion, or $3.58 …
November 5, 2020
Authorities on Wednesday were investigating after a man died in a central Pennsylvania coal mine. Daniel Shoener, 37, of Donaldson, was struck by a rock about 1,000 feet below the surface in Williamstown Mine on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Fellow …
November 5, 2020
Two firefighters and a resident were injured when three Long Island houses were set ablaze by a gas explosion early Sunday morning, fire officials said. The explosion shortly after 5:30 a.m. destroyed three homes in Meadowmere Park in Nassau County, …
November 5, 2020
A worker in Connecticut suffered serious injuries Monday when he fell about 50 feet from a tree and landed on a small shed, police said. The man was up in the tree in Mystic preparing it for removal when it …
November 5, 2020
The outcome of the U.S. general election is not yet clear. What’s been obvious for months is that climate change was on the ballot, and the U.S. election matters for global climate action. And one thing is certain: The U.S. …
November 5, 2020
Lloyd’s of London has dropped ambitious plans to set up its own electronic exchanges and will work with other existing platforms to speed up the underwriting process and cut costs, the commercial insurance market said on Thursday. Lloyd’s said last …
November 5, 2020
Applied Specialty Underwriters will concentrate on Casualty E&S markets nationwide, initially focusing on New York construction risks. Omaha, NE, November 5, 2020 — Steve Menzies, CEO of Applied Underwriters, today announced the creation of Applied Specialty Underwriters, LLC to focus …
November 5, 2020
The Philippines is bracing for a severe tropical storm that’s expected to hit its northern tip days after Super Typhoon Goni left. Storm Atsani will likely strengthen into a typhoon with peak intensity of 120 kilometers per hour as it …