Facts About Fireworks: 11,000 Injuries, 4 Deaths in 2016 June 30, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The Fourth of July means fireworks across America and that can mean thousands of injuries and trips to hospital emergency...
USI Wins Competition to Acquire Wells Fargo Insurance Businesses June 27, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Wells Fargo is selling its commercial insurance business to national brokerage USI Insurance Services. USI said it has agreed to...
Powered by Homegrown Insurtech, HCI to Expand Flood Insurance Sales to 9 States June 26, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson As Congress tries to figure out how to change the federal flood insurance program to encourage more private insurer involvement,...
House Committee Adds 5 More Bills to Its Flood Insurance Reform Package June 22, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The House Financial Services Committee advanced five flood insurance proposals on Wednesday, adding to the two bills it passed last...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Keeps Quiet on Trump Exit from Paris Climate Accord June 19, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, which has been facing rising claims bills for extreme weather events, mostly reacted with silence...
House Committee Advances 2 Flood Insurance Bills; More to Come June 16, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday passed two bills to reform the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). One is...
House Panel Gets Down to Business on Flood Insurance Proposals June 15, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson House lawmakers are weighing seven proposals to renew and reform the federal flood insurance program, an area where there is...
Main Street America Promotes Gaynor to Chief Underwriting Officer June 7, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The Main Street America Group has promoted Dan Gaynor to senior vice president, chief underwriting officer. Gaynor, who has been...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Mostly Silent on Trump Exit from Paris Climate Accord June 6, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, which has been facing rising claims bills for extreme weather events, mostly reacted with silence...
Hamilton Re Raises $65M to Fund Special Purpose Vehicle Turing Re June 6, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Hamilton Re, the Bermuda-based operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has established its first special purpose vehicle, Turing Re Ltd., which...