November 12, 2019
Insurance program manager Victor O. Schinnerer and Co. has rebranded as Victor US. The announcement completes the larger global unification and rebranding of The Schinnerer Group to Victor Insurance Holdings that was begun in 2018. Last month, as part of …
November 12, 2019
Greyling Insurance Brokerage & Risk Consulting (Greyling), a division of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC), has launched a nationwide site pollution liability insurance program for the emerging cannabis industry. Available in states where cannabis is legal for recreational and …
November 11, 2019
Microsoft Corp. said in a blog post on Monday that it would honor California’s privacy law throughout the United States, expanding the impact of a strict set of rules meant to protect consumers and their data. Microsoft said in the …
November 8, 2019
The federal government is delaying implementation of a major change to its pricing formula for federal flood insurance that bases rates on a more accurate assessment of the real flood threat for each home and reflects the cost of rebuilding …
November 8, 2019
Paula Lawlor was sifting through piles of internal General Motors Co. documents in a hotel room outside of Los Angeles when she hit pay dirt: Company records showing that GM knew for years that stronger roofs on its vehicles could …
November 8, 2019
Global insurance broker Marsh has appointed Reid Sawyer as U.S. Cyber Risk Consulting leader. In this newly created role, Sawyer will lead the strategy and delivery of Marsh’s cybersecurity consulting services in the U.S., working with Marsh’s cyber insurance brokerage …
November 8, 2019
Global insurance services firm H.W. Kaufman Group and its subsidiary Burns & Wilcox, a North American wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, have announced numerous leadership promotions. Twenty-three insurance industry associates across 15 locations in the United States and Canada …
November 8, 2019
AM Best has placed the credit ratings of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries under review with negative implications. These actions are a reaction to the sudden departure of Mark E. Watson III, Argo’s chief executive officer, but …
November 8, 2019
Research finds that when one company experiences a cybersecurity breach, other companies in the same field also become less attractive to investors. However, companies that are open about their cybersecurity risk management fare significantly better than peers that don’t disclose …
November 8, 2019
A Bermuda-based insurer that recently severed ties with an Uber Technologies Inc. affiliate said on Thursday the risk of providing driver ride-hailing coverage had become too great and that it had mispriced policies during its initial years on the account. …