April 2, 2019
Chubb has added new features and improved functionality on its proprietary digital Worldview platform for multinational clients and brokers, including adding a policy translation option. According to Matthew Merna, division president, Chubb North America Major Accounts, Chubb Global Services provides …
April 1, 2019
Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent? Insurance Journal is searching for young insurance agents to participate in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion Survey. Tell us what you …
April 1, 2019
American International Group announced that Rich Baich will join the company as senior vice president, chief information security officer, effective April 22. In this role, Baich will lead the firm’s global cybersecurity risk management program and help drive information security …
April 1, 2019
A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to hold nine large European banks liable for allegedly providing banking services to Iran that enabled militants to conduct 55 attacks against U.S. armed forces in neighboring Iraq. In a decision on …
April 1, 2019
Every uptick in wind speed along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline is of enormous interest to Mike Eilts. Eilts, senior vice president for weather at DTN, a Minnesota-based analytics firm, knows that an unexpected cold front in Louisiana, nudged southward …
April 1, 2019
Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) completed its $5.6 billion acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT). “Today marks the beginning of a new era with Marsh & McLennan and JLT coming together. This is a combination of strength and …
April 1, 2019
The total settlement value of securities class actions rose sharply to $5 billion in 2018, driven by five settlements of at least $100 million, according to a report by Cornerstone Research. The report, Securities Class Action Settlements—2018 Review and Analysis, …
April 1, 2019
Mainly due to above-average catastrophe losses, the aggregate financial performance of U.S. publicly traded property/casualty insurers deteriorated slightly in 2018, according to a new A.M. Best special report. The catastrophe losses counteracted gains from the implementation of tax reform, according …
April 1, 2019
APRIL 1, 2019 — An insurance company that says it wants to simplify insurance has whittled its personal insurance policies for families down to three words. The new product, named TriWord, bundles property and casualty coverages for auto, home and …
March 31, 2019
A federal judge has struck down a small-business health insurance plan widely touted by President Donald Trump, the second setback in a week for the administration’s health care initiatives. U.S. District Judge John D. Bates wrote in his opinion late …