March 31, 2020
The Colorado Department of Health has released the names and locations of nine of the 10 nursing homes and long-term care facilities that are facing outbreaks of COVID-19 in response to a public records request filed by The Denver Post. …
March 31, 2020
The family of a boy is suing a police officer who mistakenly fired his weapon inside a southern New Mexico middle school and nearly hit the student. The family recently filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against officer Francisco …
March 31, 2020
RCM&D, an independent risk management, insurance and employee benefits firm, has hired Matthew Kahn as the new Commercial Division director. Kahn will be working alongside current Commercial Division Director Bill Kable to lead the firm’s largest operating division, representing thousands …
March 31, 2020
Charles Rumball, currently executive vice president of Willis Re’s Specialty Reinsurance Division in Bermuda, is relocating to New York to assume the new role of head of Specialty for North America for Willis Re. Rumball brings considerable experience to his …
March 31, 2020
Massachusetts is one of the latest states to propose legislation that would mandate insurers cover COVID-19 related business interruption claims despite virus exclusions in many policies. This comes as Insurance Journal reported legislators in New Jersey and Ohio have floated …
March 31, 2020
When nine police officers showed up to make an arrest near Melrose Avenue in the Bronx last Wednesday, none wore a mask or gloves to protect them from coronavirus. Similar scenes play out all over the city daily: officers making …
March 31, 2020
Initial insured property claims estimate for the Australian east coast low event, which hit the Australian east coast states of New South Wales and Queensland between Feb. 5-13, 2020, is estimated at A$794 million (US$488.3 million), according to PERILS, the …
March 31, 2020
Channel Syndicate, which is backed by reinsurer SCOR, has appointed Caroline Coulson as a senior underwriter on the political and credit risks team within SCOR Specialty Insurance, effective immediately. Coulson started on March 23 and will report to Kade Spears, …
March 31, 2020
Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., the legacy re/insurance acquisition specialist, announced it has completed the acquisition of Asia Capital Reinsurance Group Pte. Ltd. (ACR), a Singapore-headquartered reinsurance business. Following regulatory approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank Negara Malaysia, …
March 31, 2020
Argo Group had been under fire for months over allegations that its board spent excessively on executive compensation when Kevin Rehnberg became interim CEO in November 2019. Three months later, Rehnberg was named as its full-time leader. Less than a …