Matt Hewitt joins the leading insurance services provider as Corporate Development Officer. EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., May 27, 2021 – Patra, a leading provider of technology-enabled services for the insurance industry, announced today that it had appointed Matt Hewitt as …
A landmark ruling on Wednesday by a Dutch court ordering Royal Dutch Shell to drastically cut its planned greenhouse gas emissions could impact the United States where most of the world’s climate cases are being litigated. About 1,375 lawsuits seeking …
Island Insurance Co. has promoted Scott Kuioka to senior vice president and chief operating officer. Kuioka will continue to serve as chief investment officer and chief risk officer, and oversee the commercial lines-large accounts division, and the personal lines, reinsurance, …
A U.S. judge rejected Bayer’s $2 billion class action proposal aimed at resolving future lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, saying in a Wednesday order that parts of the plan were “clearly unreasonable.” U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria …
A strong earthquake measured at a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 rattled a small northwestern Oklahoma town Tuesday but apparently caused no injuries or significant damage. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake struck about 1:25 p.m. near Shattuck, a town …
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has acquired the assets of Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Gray-Stone & Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gray-Stone has both a wholesale and retail component, and the firm specializes in lawyers professional liability. The …
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a data call for information from certain insurance companies writing property insurance in Texas during calendar year 2020. The information will be used by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to calculate participation …
A group of Atlanta insurance professionals motivated by the racial justice movement in the wake of the murder of George Floyd exactly one year ago have formed a nonprofit with the mission of improving diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in …
A research arm of Congress is studying the costs of cyber attacks on the U.S. infrastructure and whether the backup provided by the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP) is adequate for cyberterrorism events. The General Accountability Office (GAO) said …
This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Peak Re, the Hong Kong-based reinsurer; Euler Hermes, the Paris headquartered credit insurer, and Sedgwick, the provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions. A summary of these new …
