January 30, 2019
Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Emily Quinlan vice president. Quinlan is based in San Francisco, and will provide risk management and insurance solutions to the firm’ West Coast client base. She was previously vice president with Equity Risk Partners. …
January 30, 2019
A Massachusetts judge says more details contained in a lawsuit that accuses the maker of OxyContin of deceiving patients and doctors about the risks of opioids must be made public. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders sided Monday with Massachusetts …
January 30, 2019
Federal safety inspectors went to court to remove a roadblock in their investigation of a limousine crash that killed 20 people nearly four months ago. Schoharie County Judge George Bartlett heard arguments Tuesday over National Transportation Safety Board access to …
January 30, 2019
ANE, Agency Network Exchange LLC, has appointed Lisa Melroy of Mount Laurel, N.J., as director of Accounting and Operations to consolidate accounting and finance functions and centralize the company’s business operations. In the last year, ANE added 17 new agencies …
January 30, 2019
AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to a- from a for MAPFRE Insurance Company of New York, based …
January 30, 2019
Brazil’s deadly tailings dam collapse is likely to complicate a settlement for a similar disaster less than four years ago at the Samarco iron ore mine, owned jointly by Vale SA and BHP Group, investors said on Tuesday [Jan. 29]. …
January 30, 2019
Lloyd’s confirmed the appointment of former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu of New Hampshire as a new member of its Council for a three-year term, beginning Feb. 6, 2019. During his tenure in the Senate, Sununu served on the Senate …
January 30, 2019
Ping An Property and Casualty Insurance Co. of China has launched a credit-based smart auto claim solution in China, to make it easier for car owners to make claims and encourage good driving habits. The credit-based system will go online …
January 30, 2019
Octo Telematics, the Rome-based provider of telematics and data analytics solutions for the auto insurance industry, has partnered with Qualitas, Mexico’s largest auto insurer with operations throughout Mexico, Latin America and the United States. Qualitas, which has more than 4 …
January 30, 2019
British lawmakers on Tuesday instructed Prime Minister Theresa May to reopen a Brexit treaty with the European Union to replace a controversial Irish border arrangement – and promptly received a flat rejection from Brussels. Two weeks after overwhelmingly rejecting May’s …