Carla Denise Garrison’s 8-year-old daughter picked up a used hypodermic needle from the parking lot outside a Target store and asked, “Mommy, what is this?” Garrison instinctively swatted the syringe away, poking her daughter’s palm in the process. The puncture …
Tesla’s most important products this year and next will not be cars, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday, but software that drives them autonomously and a humanoid robot. The audacious promises by the best-known billionaire in the electric car …
InsurTech Accelerant raised more than $190 million at a $2 billion pre-money valuation in its latest funding round. Atlanta-based Accelerant serves a network of managing general underwriters (MGU) and program administrators (PA) that it refers to as its members. The …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Global Transactions, AEGIS London and Brit Ltd. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Global Transaction Solutions Expands European Presence Liberty Global Transaction Solutions announced that, as part …
QBE has launched a Sustainable Energies unit to support customers as they transition to lower carbon energy. The unit will align QBE underwriting capabilities across construction, operational, casualty and D&O lines, focusing on underwriting the growing range of companies and …
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox announced that a Michigan resident who pled guilty to auto insurance fraud has been sentenced to pay restitution and fines of more than …
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has launched a simplified guide to risk mapping for remote working. The tool consists of a simple questionnaire that organizations of any size can use. Using a template of risks and opportunities …
Insurtech MIC Global has received “in-principle” approval from Lloyd’s for the creation of MIC Global Insurance Syndicate 5183. UK-based MIC Global provides end-to-end digital micro insurance products, providing cover for millions of people and businesses that are unserved by current …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain has been appointed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve as the Chair for the Workers’ Compensation (C) Task Force, a subgroup of the Property and Casualty (C) Committee, commonly referred to …
Property insurers have forced “crippling costs” onto residents of apartment blocks in the aftermath of the Grenfell disaster, the U.K. government said as it requested a review of the market. Some residents in medium- and high-rise buildings have seen their …
