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ONI Risk Partners Adds Renie in Indianapolis

ONI Risk Partners (ONI) has hired Charlie Renie as a commercial insurance risk advisor in the company’s headquarters in Indianapolis. Renie concentrates on the identification, assessment, and management of the overall impact and cost of risk to his mid-to-large commercial …

Orange Blob in Gulf Following Harvey’s Path Toward Texas

While all eyes are on Hurricane Florence churning toward the North Carolina coast, a little orange blob may be much more important for energy traders later this week. A patch of showers and thunderstorms in the western Caribbean has a …

Veterans Eligible for Insurance License Exam Fee Waiver in Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s insurance commissioner says military veterans are eligible for a waiver of the insurance licensing exam fee in most cases. Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel said the waiver of the $75 examination fee is part of an effort to attract veterans …

Arizona City Not Waiting for Statewide Ban on Cellphone Use By Drivers

A new law banning the use of cellphones while driving went into effect in a Phoenix suburb this month, making it the latest city to attempt regulation rather than wait for a state effort. Surprise officials put an ordinance banning …

Family of Unarmed Man Killed by Washington Police Settles for $13M

The city of Lakewood, Wash., its police chief and two officers have agreed to pay $13 million to the family of an unarmed black man who was killed four years ago as he clutched his 4-year-old son following a four-hour …

Family of Boy Who Drowned in Ocean off Oregon Sues City

The family of an Oklahoma teenager who drowned in the ocean while visiting the Oregon coast has filed a $3.6 million lawsuit against the city of Seaside. The Daily Astorian reported that 14-year-old Conner Miguel Wu Moore, of Tulsa, was …

Former California Agent Arrested for Allegedly Stealing And Misusing Consumer Information

Andrew Barcoma Go, 51, of Bellflower, Calif., was arrested on seven felony counts including six for identity theft and one for grand theft after allegedly falsifying information on insurance applications to steal over $34,000 from Farmers Insurance. After receiving a …

AXIS Names 3 to New AXIS Re Strategic Partners

AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has launched AXIS Re Strategic Partners with the appointment of account executives for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). AXIS Re Strategic Partners is a new dedicated team …

J&J in India Agrees to Work on Compensation Plan for Hip Implant Patients

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said it would work with the Indian government to compensate patients who had suffered from hip implants that were recalled by the U.S. healthcare firm eight years ago after data showed high failure rates. This follows …

XL Catlin’s Duffy to Join AIG as Bermuda Manager

American International Group, Inc. announced that Catherine Duffy will join the company’s General Insurance business as Country Manager of Bermuda, at a date to be determined. In this role, Duffy will oversee AIG’s insurance operations and strategy in Bermuda, reporting …

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