The world’s biggest security provider, G4S Plc, is fielding more inquiries from prospective clients after terrorists killed 17 people in Paris last week. Companies are seeking advice on how to protect their employees following attacks at the weekly magazine Charlie …
ICA Bank has received permission to conduct insurance business from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. ICA Försäkring AB, a newly formed subsidiary with its own management and board, will offer non-life insurance to its customers at the end of 2015. …
Families of two of the 20 first-graders killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut are suing the town of Newtown and its board of education, alleging security measures at the school weren’t adequate. The wrongful death lawsuit …
Premiums for California wholesalers rose considerably in 2014 from a year earlier, showing that segment of the industry outperformed the rest of the state’s economy, according to a report from the Surplus Lines Association of California. For 2014 there was …
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Kevin Panzera vice president and private client growth leader. Panzera will be based in the firm’s San Francisco, Calif. headquarters, and will be responsible for working with all private client teams in various offices. Prior …
New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a Hamilton, New Jersey-based specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability coverage, has hired Kim Johns as account manager within the firm’s Construction Group. She is based in the firm’s Hamilton office.
Boston Insurance Brokerage Inc. has promoted Carl Dickson to the position of vice president of the Property/Casualty & Environmental Division. Dickson served as assistant vice president at the firm for last two years.
Nearly 90 fires were reported near Ohio State’s campus early in the morning on Jan. 13 after the Buckeyes won the first national title game in college football’s playoffs, the Columbus Fire Department said. The fires involved trash bins, Dumpsters …
New York’s turf war on wheels reached fever pitch Monday as City Council members grilled representatives of the app-based Uber service — a fierce competitor of the city’s 13,000 yellow cabs hailed with a flailing hand. When first offered in …
State Treasurer John Kennedy says audits of life insurance company policies have uncovered more than $31 million in unclaimed property for beneficiaries in the past eight years. The Treasury Department discovered the benefits after comparing the outstanding policies of a …
