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BHSI Taps Villalba from Zurich Insurance as Head of Claims in Spain

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has named Javier Villalba to its expanding leadership team in Spain as head of Claims. Villalba comes to BHSI with nearly 20 years of claims experience. He was most recently director for Expert …

All Members of Canada’s Desjardins Hit by Data Breach: Finance Minister

A June data breach that hit Canada’s Desjardins Group has affected all of the financial cooperative’s 4.2 million members, prompting government reforms to protect personal information in the Canadian province of Quebec, an official said on Friday. Quebec Finance Minister …

Crawford & Company Promotes Schafer to Chief Client Officer in Connecticut

Crawford & Company has promoted Jack Schafer to senior vice president, chief client officer of U.S. Loss Adjusting. Schafer will report to Rohit Verma, Crawford’s global chief operating officer and is based in Connecticut. In his new role as chief …

Alabama Court Gives Go Ahead to Workers Comp Suit Against AIG, Coventry

An Alabama appellate court has cleared the way for a lawsuit that alleges outrageous and fraudulent conduct by American International Group and Coventry against a worker who was injured in an explosion and sought psychological care. The Court of Civil …

Berkshire Hathaway’s Q3 Profit Tops Expectations

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said its quarterly operating profit rose more than analysts expected, as growth in several business lines offset the drag from trade tensions and tariffs and billionaire Warren Buffett’s inability to deploy the conglomerate’s cash. Berkshire benefited as …

RLI, Gridiron Form Excess Liability Binding Authority Partnership

RLI has formed a partnership with Gridiron Insurance Underwriters to offer RLI’s excess liability binding authority insurance through Easy Excess, Gridiron’s dedicated online wholesale excess liability portal. The Easy Excess platform allows appointed producers to quote, bind and issue excess …

Munich Re’s Assennata Joins North Carolina-Based IAT Insurance Group

IAT Insurance Group, a provider of specialty property and casualty products, has added Steve Assennata to the company to serve as chief underwriting officer (CUO) of its Programs unit. The company is based in Raleigh, N.C. Assennata comes to IAT …

Court Upholds $2.75M Damage Award Against Businessman in Missouri Arson Lawsuit

A Missouri appeals court has ruled a Columbia businessman is liable for a $2.75 million civil judgment awarded to a woman whose home was destroyed in an alleged arson. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District affirmed a lower court …

Wildfire Season Rages on in Southern California as Thousands Flee

A wildfire that erupted overnight near Los Angeles has forced 7,500 people to flee as the tail end of a powerful windstorm takes its a final swing at Southern California. The blaze in Ventura County ripped through more than 8,700 …

Keystone Pipeline Leaks 383K Gallons of Oil in North Dakota

TC Energy’s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons (1.4 million liters) of oil in northeastern North Dakota, state regulators said Thursday. Crews on Tuesday, Oct. 29 shut down the pipeline that carries tar sands oil from Canada through seven …

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