Monthly Archives: <span>August 2021</span>

Second Insurance Business Transfer in U.S. Approved in Oklahoma

An Oklahoma court has approved Sentry Insurance Co.’s (Sentry) Insurance Business Transfer (IBT) Plan, insurance regulators say. This is the second IBT completed in the United States, according to the Oklahoma Insurance Department. The first was approved and authorized in …

For the 5th Consecutive Year, Patra Appears on the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., August 17, 2021 – Inc. magazine today revealed that Patra, a leading technology-enabled services provider for the insurance industry, has made Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies for the fifth consecutive year. The …

Fewer Virus Vaccinations Among Missouri Nursing Home Workers than Most States

Officials face a tall order to get all Missouri nursing home workers vaccinated because fewer than half of them have received the shots. By that metric, Missouri’s 48% ranks third-lowest in the nation, trailed only by Florida and Louisiana, both …

Confirmed Tornado Caused Damage in Southeastern South Dakota

A storm survey team from the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has confirmed it was a tornado that caused damage in and around Lennox during the weekend. The weather service tweeted the brief tornado struck about 4:40 …

U.S. Treasury Begins Inquiry Into Climate Risks in Insurance

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) is requesting information and soliciting public comment on the insurance sector and climate-related financial risks. FIO said the responses to the request for information will help …

Floods, Outages Stall Oil Companies’ Efforts to Restart After Hurricane Ida

Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages slowed efforts on Tuesday by energy firms to assess damages at oil production facilities, ports and refineries. Nearly all of Louisiana lost electrical power on Monday after one of the most powerful …

Ascot Realigns Global Reinsurance With Launch of Ascot Re

HAMILTON, BERMUDA — Ascot announced the launch of Ascot Reinsurance, a global platform dedicated to reinsurance underwriting and ceded risk and providing a single point of entry for all Ascot’s reinsurance products and capabilities, regardless of geography. Ascot Re will …

Ping An Insurance Denies Regulator Halted Sales of Alternative Investments

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. denied that it has been ordered by regulators to halt sales of property-related alternative investments in response to a Reuters report that sent shares tumbling. The group and its asset management arm don’t sell any …

Court Revives Bernie Madoff Customers’ $343M Clawback Suit Against Citigroup

A U.S. appeals court said the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s firm can pursue a $343.1 million clawback lawsuit against Citigroup Inc., a decision that could help the late swindler’s customers recover close to the estimated $17.5 billion they lost in …

Toyota to Restart Paralympic Village Driverless Vehicles Following Accident

Toyota Motor said on Monday it would resume operations of its self-driving e-Palette pods at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village with greater operator control and more safety staff to ensure they did not hit any more people. The e-Palettes were …