August 9, 2017
A California woman who sued her plastic surgeon after photographs of her breasts surfaced on the internet has been awarded $18,000. The Fresno Bee reported the woman was awarded the money on Monday by a Fresno County Superior Court jury. …
August 9, 2017
Columbia Insurance Group has named Doug Duncan vice president and chief information officer. Duncan is located in the company’s home office in Columbia, Mo. is responsible for directing the information technology department in all matters of system design, integration and …
August 9, 2017
Burns & Wilcox opened an office in San Antonio, Texas. This is the fourth location for Burns & Wilcox in the state. Hector Collazo joins as vice president and managing director for Burns & Wilcox in San Antonio. Collazo has …
August 9, 2017
Germany’s agriculture minister said on Tuesday that the contamination of millions of eggs with a potentially harmful insecticide was “criminal,” as authorities in several European countries continued to investigate the food safety scare. Retailers in several European countries have pulled …
August 9, 2017
Global Bankers Insurance Group is the previously undisclosed buyer of assets from the Beechwood family of reinsurance and asset management companies, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The recent purchase by Global Bankers – a $3.5-billion, Durham, North …
August 9, 2017
Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc., a Clearwater, Fla.-headquartered property and casualty insurance holding company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NBIC Holdings Inc., the parent company of Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC). NBIC is a Rhode Island-headquartered specialty underwriter of …
August 9, 2017
Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B), a Mechanicsburg, Penn.-based tri-state trade organization, has hired Jennifer Ross as marketing and communications senior director. In her role, Ross will oversee communications to IA&B’s approximately 1,400 member independent insurance agencies and marketing of the …
August 9, 2017
As the U.S. growing season entered its peak this summer, farmers began posting startling pictures on social media: fields of beans, peach orchards and vegetable gardens withering away. The photographs served as early warnings of a crisis that has damaged …
August 9, 2017
Widerman & Company Insurance of Haddonfield, N.J., has merged its business with Smith Brothers Insurance of Glastonbury, Conn. This combination allows Widerman & Company the opportunity to maintain its local presence while leveraging the resources of Smith Brothers, according to …
August 9, 2017
Demand for cyber insurance from firms in Greater China and elsewhere in Asia is poised to soar, based on inquiries received after the “WannaCry ransomware” attack earlier this year, executives at American International Group Inc. said. The American insurer saw …