April 11, 2017
Heffernan Insurance Brokers has acquired the assets of Phoenix, Ariz.-based National Truck Services Group. The NTSG leadership personnel, AJ Planeta, sales manager, and Kathy Herter commercial lines manager, will oversee Heffernan’s newest office in Phoenix. NTSG has a team of …
April 11, 2017
Patients with common conditions such as back pain, headaches and upper respiratory infections are more likely to receive tests and services of uncertain or little diagnostic or therapeutic benefit— so-called low-value care —when they seek treatment in primary care clinics …
April 11, 2017
Ebix Europe, the electronic messaging communications specialists for the global re/insurance market, announced that insurer Beazley is the latest carrier to join its EbixExchange accounting platform. Using ACORD standards, the platform adds transparency and accelerates the accounting and settlement process, …
April 11, 2017
Starbucks Corp. will provide Chinese workers with health insurance that extends coverage to their parents, a unique offering by the coffeehouse chain that may be used by more than 10,000 people to treat conditions such as cancer, heart disease and …
April 11, 2017
Xiang Junbo, the man on whose watch China’s insurance industry flourished, is now himself under investigation. As Bloomberg News reported over the weekend, China’s anti-graft agency is probing the nation’s top insurance official as the government steps up a bid …
April 11, 2017
In the months since Hurricane Matthew, Dawn Sawyer has watched her 9-year-old, Sam, bite his nails down to “nubs.” She’s never seen him do that before. As Sam remembers it, he slept right through the storm. He knows the water …
April 11, 2017
Chubb has appointed Titus Samuel as the new head of Power and Utilities for Asia. Samuel will be based in Singapore and will report to Mick Peacock, head of Power and Energy for Asia Pacific. Prior to his new appointment, …
April 11, 2017
Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has added to its employee benefits practice and expertise with the acquisition of Mosse & Mosse Associates LLC’s commercial benefits and consulting operations. Terms of the deal …
April 11, 2017
QBE North America has appointed John Beckman as chief underwriting officer. Beckman will be responsible for efforts to enhance underwriting practices and processes, including product development, technical leadership and risk appetites. Beckman will also serve as a member of the …
April 11, 2017
U.K. car insurance premiums rose 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2017, with motorists now paying an average of £781 ($949), which is £110 ($134), or 16 percent, higher than average premiums paid in the same period last year, …