A small earthquake rumbled beneath the San Francisco Bay area on Tuesday and was widely felt across the region. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 3.5 temblor struck at 12:40 a.m. PDT and was centered just to the east …
Lodge managers and cafe owners along California’s dramatic Big Sur coast were looking at a summer of jittery guests and cancelled bookings after fire officials warned that crews will likely be battling a wildfire raging in steep, forested ridges just …
Officials say a wildfire that burned hundreds of square miles of rural land in Oklahoma and Kansas this week destroyed at least 41 structures in both states. Oklahoma Forestry Services spokeswoman Hannah Anderson says authorities in both states determined 16 …
International insurance broker and risk management firm Integro Ltd. announced the acquisition of London-based Lloyd’s broker Croton Stokes Wilson Holden Ltd. Financial considerations of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1988, Croton Stokes Wilson Holden Ltd. (CSWH) has …
Ironshore Inc. has announced that Melanie Alexander will serve as head of Global Property Programs, overseeing the London-based property facility business. She will report to Tony Mammolite, president of Global Property. Alexander has been underwriting on behalf of various syndicates …
This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Why doesn’t the carrier already have property data on this home? Is this quote accurate or will I have to go back to the homeowner with a revision? Every agent …
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has significantly raised available global commercial property limits to $2.5 billion per occurrence. According to the company, the move responds to the growing demand for capacity and services by clients managing more complex global risks …
Few people in the world could probably offer the sort of perspective on China’s developing insurance industry as economist Qixiang Sun. Sun is the dean of the school of economics at Peking University, and director of the China Center for …
Amid the most destructive wildfire season in more than a decade, California’s firefighting agency amped up its warnings to thousands of property owners who weren’t doing enough to protect their homes by clearing brush and other flammable materials. But it …
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), the provider of specialist and corporate insurance, has appointed Paul Dreblow as head of Corporate and Commercial Property in its London office. The newly created position will see Dreblow responsible for large commercial (LCP) and mid-market …
