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AXA Partners with Hong Kong Broadband Network to Offer Homeowners Insurance

Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd. (HKBN) is now offering customers an “All-in-One Home Kit,” complete with fiber broadband service and home insurance from AXA Hong Kong and Macau (AXA). The kit also has a home network security solution and smart …

Generali Agrees to Buy AXA’s Malaysian P/C and Life Insurance Units

MILAN/PARIS/KUALA LUMPUR – Italy’s top insurer Generali has agreed to buy AXA’s insurance assets in Malaysia and take full ownership of a joint-venture it runs in the country to strengthen its local presence. The deals will turn Generali into the …

Louisiana Gov.: $176M Now Available from FEMA for Laura, Delta Aid

Louisiana parishes recovering from two hurricanes that struck last year are now in line to get a total of more than $176 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. Edwards discussed the funding at a …

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Appoints Key Executives; Langwell Announces Retirement

Liberty Mutual Insurance Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Long today announced key executive leadership appointments. “Today’s announcement marks an important chapter for the company. These new executive leadership appointments better position us now and in the future as a …

Ryan Specialty Group Registers with SEC for IPO

The Chicago-based specialty wholesale brokerage Ryan Specialty Group has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO). The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have …

Assessing Options for Managing the Risks and Insuring Communicable Diseases

Within weeks, it had all changed. As a pandemic spread and took root in an unprepared world, many organizations were finding out that their insurance policies would not cover the one event that had brought global business to a standstill …

Florida Supreme Court Ruling Pulls Marijuana Proposal From 2022 Ballot

A proposed constitutional amendment to allow recreational marijuana use in Florida won’t be on the 2022 ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled last week that the ballot language was misleading. The court, in a 5-2 decision, said proposed ballot …

People Moves: Srygley in New C&F Role; Lopez Joins Mosaic; CLARA Names CEO; IronHealth Has New President

Crum & Forster Adds Srygley in Captives, Gig Economy Roles Further strengthening its Captive Solutions and Sharing (Gig) Economy practices, Crum & Forster’s Accident & Health (A&H) Division has appointed C&F veteran Mark Srygley to help drive its efforts in …

Vaccination Rate for Public Safety Workers in L.A. Below Average

COVID-19 vaccination rates for police and firefighting personnel in Los Angeles and prison employees across California are significantly lower than the state’s average for other adults, raising concerns among medical ethicists and public safety leaders about whether unvaccinated first responders …

Arizona Governor Signs $100M Wildfire Funding Bill

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a bill rushed through in a special legislative session that provides $100 million in funding this year to battle wildfires, react to the damage they cause and to create a new force of more …

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