EU Regulator Says Insurers Could Face Climate Stress Tests as Soon as 2023 November 4, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones LONDON – Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU’s insurance regulator...
Smith Brothers Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ Oxford Insurance Agency November 4, 2021 Smith Brothers Insurance, based in Glastonbury, Connecticut, has acquired Oxford Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency in Oxford, Massachusetts. The...
Massachusetts Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax, Workers’ Comp Fraud November 4, 2021 The owner of a now-defunct Peabody, Massachusetts, construction company pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud the IRS...
Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Cheating Chicken Products Suppliers November 4, 2021 A Massachusetts man who pleaded guilty to defrauding Texas chicken products companies out of $630,000 through a fake invoice scheme...
FAA Refers 37 Fights on Flights to FBI as Cases Rise November 4, 2021 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it has referred more than three dozen unruly passengers to the FBI for...
SEC Makes It Easier for Shareholders to Get Votes on Social Issue Proposals November 4, 2021 By Katanga Johnson and Ross Kerber The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday published new staff guidance that may make it harder for corporations to...
Insurtech Startup With Claims Monitoring Platform Raises $30M November 4, 2021 Insurtech startup owl.co Labs Inc. raised $30 million in new venture capital. Many plans are in play to spend the...
AgentSync Acquires Broker ID Provider Finvera in California November 4, 2021 AgentSync has acquired Finvera, a cloud identity passport for licensed brokers in San Francisco, Calif. Cameron Nordholm, founder of Finvera,...
Howden Broking Launches New Zealand Operations November 4, 2021 Howden, the international insurance broker, announces the launch of operations in New Zealand with Howden Broking and Howden Care —...
Climate-Fueled Disasters Spur UN Plan to Fund Weather Forecasting in Vulnerable Nations November 4, 2021 By Andrea Januta and Kanupriya Kapoor GLASGOW – As climate change triggers deadly heatwaves, droughts and floods, three U.N. agencies on Wednesday rolled out funding plans...