Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property and casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield Center, Ohio, has promoted Kristine Neate to the new role of national underwriting office leader. In this position, Neate will assume overall responsibility for reviewing and refining the …
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed a bill that would have banned law enforcement agencies from establishing traffic ticket quotas for their officers. Ducey says he vetoed House Bill 2410 Monday because it might have hindered chiefs’ ability to affectively …
Ski areas are asking the Oregon Legislature for enhanced protection from lawsuits after the state Supreme Court invalidated the broad liability waivers often printed on the back of lift tickets. Ski facility executives told the Senate Judiciary Committee this week …
Passions ran high this week over a bill that would create Nevada regulations specific to ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft, a prospect that cab and limo services criticize as a double standard that would put customers at risk …
Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of supplying consumers with unreliable kits to test for formaldehyde as federal authorities investigate reports the company sold flooring with high levels of the cancer-causing chemical. The home testing kits weren’t …
National General Holdings Corp. announced that it has closed upon the acquisition of Saddle Brook, New Jersey-based Assigned Risk Solutions Ltd. from Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services for a purchase price of $47 million in cash and potential future earnout payments. …
American International Group Inc. has named Gaurav D. Garg as chief executive officer, Personal Insurance. The appointment marks the return of Garg to AIG, where he held various personal insurance roles for 12 years before joining Mercer. Garg will lead …
AIR Worldwide reports that extra-tropical cyclone Niklas, currently battering northern Europe with gale-force winds, “is reportedly one of the worst storms to affect Germany in recent years. High winds and heavy rains from Niklas have caused serious building damage in …
CGSC North America has launched STATPro Underwriters, a managing general agency serving the Miscellaneous Professional Liability insurance market STATPro provides underwriting exclusively via Swett & Crawford wholesale brokers to retail brokers and agents in the U.S. for small to mid-sized …
Starting today, when flood insurance policyholders go to renew their policies, they could be quoted premium increases ranging from 15 to 18 percent on average if their home is their primary residence and up to 25 percent if it is …
