Nonprofit Opening Flood Risk Model to Researchers and Public January 14, 2020 A nonprofit flood risk research organization is offering the first publicly available flood risk model that predicts the probability of...
Harvard Professor Takes Aim at ‘Clickbait’ With Defamation Suit Against New York Times January 14, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A Harvard University professor known as an expert in intellectual property is suing the New York Times for its publication...
Fire Torches Several Buildings in New Jersey January 14, 2020 A large fire that started in an apartment building under construction spread to several other buildings late Sunday in a...
Beecher Carlson Insurance Services Hires Ehrlich to Its New York Office January 14, 2020 Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC, a specialized large account insurance broker, has appointed Joe Ehrlich as Beecher Carlson’s National Practice...
AssuredPartners Acquires Maryland’s The Jordan Insurance Group January 14, 2020 AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired The Jordan Insurance Group LLC located in Columbia, Md. The team of five will remain under...
New York Bans Use of Toxic Chemical in Firefighting Foam January 14, 2020 New York plans to restrict the use of firefighting foam that contains certain chemicals that have the potential to contaminate...
BPB UW Management Launches Underwriting Agency as MGA Incubator January 14, 2020 BPB UW Management Ltd (BPBUW) has launched an underwriting agency focused on nurturing individual MGA businesses. Its executive team is...
P. Barrett Brown Named President of Brown & Brown Retail Business January 14, 2020 Insurance broker Brown & Brown announced the appointment of P. Barrett Brown as an executive vice president and president of...
Liberty Mutual Re Opens Office in Singapore, Appoints Leong from Aspen Re January 14, 2020 Liberty Mutual Re (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, announced it has opened an office in Singapore and...
ArgoGlobal Names Shallow Head of Int’l Specialty, MacDonald Head of Non-U.S. Casualty January 14, 2020 ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, announced the appointment of Jeremy Shallow as head of International Specialty...