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 …
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 …
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, …
Bill Anderson, a managing partner of Brooklyn, New York-based Art Guard, recently spoke with Insurance Journal about issues related to insurance and artwork. Anderson has observed that roughly more than 50% of art thefts occur at private homes, and with …
Chubb has appointed Ana Robic to chief operating officer, North America Personal Risk Services. In her new role, she will be responsible for strategies and activities relating to profitable growth for Chubb’s high-net-worth personal insurance division, including sales and distribution, …
The National Weather Service says warm, dry conditions and gusty winds have increased the chances for wildfires in West Virginia. The weather service says in a news release Sunday that outdoor burning is considered extremely dangerous. The statement says residents …
South Carolina authorities say a bounce house was lifted into the air by a gust of wind, sending several children to the hospital. Taylors Fire Battalion Chief Ricky Reed told The Greenville News that the accident happened 2 p.m. Saturday …
United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC Insurance), a property and casualty insurance holding company, announced April 3 it has received all necessary regulatory approvals, met all other closing conditions and successfully completed its merger with American Coastal Insurance Co. The acquisition …
Kandie Landers, owner of Brightway, The Landers Agency in Glendale, Colo., is expanding to become a multi-unit owner with Brightway Insurance with the opening of her second agency in South Florida this spring. Landers’ first agency in Glendale, Colo., opened …
The National Weather Service would have to boost research – including some from private companies – to improve forecasts and storm warnings under a bill headed to President Donald trump’s desk. Lawmakers said the bill should save lives by giving …
