AXA XL has completed the transfer of its European Union insurance company, XL Insurance Co. SE (XLICSE), from the UK to Dublin, Ireland. XLICSE is a wholly owned subsidiary within the AXA XL division of AXA Group, providing insurance within …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently named 34 consumer liaison representatives for 2019. Established in 1992, the Consumer Liaison Program promotes consumer interaction with state insurance regulators at meetings and throughout the year. The 20 funded and 14 …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers they face a Feb. 1 deadline. That is the deadline for employers to post a copy of OSHA’s form 300A, which summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses logged during 2018. Each year, …
Private U.S. property/casualty insurers reported a $4.7 billion net underwriting gain in nine-months 2018, a sharp turnaround from a $21.0 billion net underwriting loss a year earlier. The results were helped by a rare decline in overall losses and loss …
Economists call it the “old-age dependency ratio” – a rough measure of the balance between people who work and retirees. The ratio compares the number of people over age 65 – classified as “old” – with those aged 15 to …
Hiscox, a specialist in small business and cyber insurance, recently staged a “real world” hack to demonstrate what a cyber attack would look like for small businesses. The insurer collaborated with UK bike manufacturer Brompton Bicycle, constructing overnight a complete …
Vital Insurance Partners, an insurance consulting and program intermediary, has named Curtis Kochman senior vice president of Program Placement. Kochman, who will be based in Pittsburgh, Penn., will be responsible for the development and placement of programs within the specialty …
Trager Reznitsky Insurance, based in North Haven, Conn., is expanding south to the shoreline town of Branford, Conn. Agency principals Joshua Trager and Eugene Reznitsky officially opened the agency’s second location on January 2, 2019. The agency’s new location shares …
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has launched a new tool that makes it easier for injured workers, attorneys and other participants to attend workers’ compensation hearings remotely. The Board’s virtual hearings give injured workers a way to move …
Slow as molasses? This treacle didn’t trickle. It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an entire Boston neighborhood within seconds. This week the city marked the 100th anniversary of its most peculiar disaster – the Great Molasses Flood. It …
