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Residents Frustrated as $600K in Shore Protection Washes Away at Beach

Insurance Journal

A Massachusetts beach community is scrambling after a weekend storm washed away $600,000 in sand that was trucked in to protect homes, roads and other infrastructure. The project, which brought 14,000 tons (12,701 metric tons) of sand into Salisbury...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

VIPR appoints Tony Russell as Chief Revenue Officer

Reinsurance News

VIPR, a leading technology solutions provider in the delegated underwriting sector, has appointed Tony Russell as its Chief Revenue Officer. VIPR has reportedly brought on Russell to spearhead revenue growth and market expansion. As Chief Revenue...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

bolttech expands into Middle East through partnership with stc Group

Reinsurance News

bolttech, an international insurtech firm, recently announced its expansion into the Middle East through a new partnership with stc Group, a telecommunications company in the region. Rob Schimek, Group Chief Executive Officer at bolttech, expresse...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Hamilton secures $200m of named storm & quake retrocession with new cat bond

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-headquartered Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. has sponsored a new catastrophe bond, providing the firm with $200 million of retrocession from the capital markets to protect against U.S and territories named storm and North American earthqua...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Rising Star Brendan Fountain Energized by Serving Clients in the Energy Sector

Risk & Insurance

This Alliant broker shares his take on how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will affect the renewable energy sector and sustainability as a whole. The post

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

China Probes Exposure of HK Units of Banks, Insurers to Local Gov’t Debt: Sources Say

Insurance Journal

China’s financial sector regulator is looking into the exposure of the Hong Kong units of domestic banks and insurers to the country’s local government debt, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, as part of its efforts to conta...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Lockton Re Capital Markets hires Brendan Roche as Head of Distribution

Reinsurance News

Lockton Re Capital Markets (LRCM) has appointed Brendan Roche as Head of Distribution, where he will be based in Europe. Roche holds over 25 years of experience in the industry, having previously served as SVP at GC Securities, and an almost 14-ye...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

BNP Paribas Considers Buying Fosun’s Ageas Stake

Insurance Journal

BNP Paribas SA is considering a potential acquisition of Fosun International Ltd.’s stake in Belgian insurer Ageas, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The French lender has been holding discussions on a possible purchase of Fosun...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

ICW Group promotes Paul Zamora to CUO

Reinsurance News

California-domiciled privately held insurance company, ICW Group Insurance Companies, has promoted Paul Zamora to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). Zamora’s remit in the role includes leading the company’s property and casualty multi-l...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Insurer Kita to help manage OxCarbon’s buffer pool

Reinsurance News

Specialist carbon insurance company, Kita has agreed to provide advanced management of non-for-profit and UK-based carbon standard, OxCarbon’s buffer pool. Through its ‘Buffer as a Service’ product, Kita will reduce risk for OxCarbon by empl...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Earnix and Sollers Consulting partnership to modernise insurance processes with AI

Reinsurance News

Earnix, a provider of AI-based SaaS solutions, has partnered with Sollers Consulting, a software integrator and operational advisor, to deliver cutting-edge solutions across the property and casualty (P&C) insurance market in the UK, US, Franc...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Debenhams Pension Scheme agrees on £600m bulk transfer to Clara-Pensions

Reinsurance News

Pension scheme trustees for Debenhams have agreed to enter into a superfund deal with Clara-Pensions, a transaction that will see the transfer of £600 million of the former British retailer’s pension assets to Clara. When Debenhams collapsed...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Music Festivals Canceled This Year Reveal Rising Costs of Producing Large Events

Insurance Journal

For four decades, the Riverbend Festival delighted music fans in Tennessee with headlining acts like Lionel Ritchie and ZZ Top, but this year the show won’t go on. “Riverbend is reevaluating and restructuring in order to be successful in...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

H.W. Kaufman appoints Jacqueline Legrand to its London Board

Reinsurance News

H.W. Kaufman Group, a privately held global insurance organization, has appointed Jacqueline Legrand to its London Board of Directors. Legrand’s remit in the role will include assisting the company’s leadership in exploring other new regions...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Sierra Club Sues SEC for Weakening Climate Risk Disclosure Rules

Insurance Journal

A major environmental group has sued to challenge new rules issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requiring public companies to report climate-related risks, arguing they do not go far enough to protect investors. The Sierra Club and...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Terrorist Threat to US Has Reached ‘Whole Other Level,’ FBI’s Wray Warns

Insurance Journal

Terrorist threats toward the US have reached a “whole other level” from the already heightened situation before the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and its response, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday. “You’ve seen a...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

People Moves: Former Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Donelon Joins McGlinchey

Insurance Journal

McGlinchey Stafford, headquartered in New Orleans, named former Louisiana commissioner of insurance and attorney Jim Donelon as a member. While his insurance regulatory practice is national in scope, he will primarily work from the Baton Rouge and Ne...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Buttigieg Scolds Railroads for Not Doing More to Improve Safety Since Ohio Derailment

Insurance Journal

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has reiterated his concerns about railroad safety and scolded the industry for not doing more to improve since last year’s fiery Ohio derailment. In a new letter to the freight railroads’ main trade...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Massachusetts Couple Charged With $627K in Workers’ Compensation Fraud and More

Insurance Journal

A Hopkinton, Massachusetts couple has been arrested and charged in connection with separate schemes to defraud their workers’ compensation insurance carriers, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and their mortgage lender. According to the U...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Dozens Allege Child Sexual Abuse in Maryland Treatment Program Run by Catholic Order

Insurance Journal

More than three dozen people allege in two lawsuits filed Tuesday that they were sexually abused as children at a Maryland residential program for youths that closed in 2017 following similar allegations. In the separate lawsuits, attorneys detailed...

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Police Say Private Jet Was Short on Approach to Virginia Runway When It Crashed, Killing 5

Insurance Journal

A small private jet was short on its approach to a rural Virginia airport’s runway when it struck trees and crashed into a hillside and burned, killing all five people aboard, state police said Monday. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 …

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Police: Private Jet Was Short on Approach to Virginia Runway When It Crashed, Killing 5

Insurance Journal

A small private jet was short on its approach to a rural Virginia airport’s runway when it struck trees and crashed into a hillside and burned, killing all five people aboard, state police said Monday. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 …

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

State Farm Announces New CEO; Farney Succeeding Tipsord June 1

Insurance Journal

The State Farm Mutual board of directors has selected President Jon Farney as the company’s next chief executive officer. Farney will succeed retiring CEO Michael Tipsord on June 1. Farney joined State Farm in 1993 and has served in a …

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

State Farm Announces New CEO; Farney Succeeding Tipsord June 1

Carrier Management

State Farm Announces New CEO; Farney Succeeding Tipsord June 1 The State Farm Mutual board of direc...

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

These states see the most drunk driving citations, deaths

NU Property & Casualty 360

The average American consumes 4.2 drinks on St. Patrick’s Day, according to Alcohol.org

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

One Inc’s Digital Payments Offering Enjoys Growth ‘Beyond Exponential’

IIR

The company has surged through its ability to offer cost savings through a shift in credit card fee payments and the digital opportunity afforded by One Inc’s huge payment network.

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

Harford Mutual Promotes Jeffrey Bischoff to VP, IT

IIR

Head of IT since May 2023, Bischoff’s elevation to VP was one of three executive promotions, along with Patrick Gagen, as VP, HR; and Stacey Rebbert to VP and CMO.

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

Study: DEI leads to improved innovation, employee performance

NU Property & Casualty 360

Only 24% of organizations said neurodivergent individuals are seen as valuable employees.

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

Heinz debuts insurance coverage for ketchup-related perils

NU Property & Casualty 360

The ‘policy’ covers 57 ketchup-related perils, which nearly half of consumers report facing.

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: March 15, 2024

NU Property & Casualty 360

The latest insurance industry personnel news from Grange Insurance Company, McGlinchey Stafford, Nationwide and more.

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

APCIA commends California catastrophe modeling proposal

NU Property & Casualty 360

The proposal is part of California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s goal to enact insurance reform during 2024.

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

Potential TikTok ban may impact how insurers reach Gen Z

NU Property & Casualty 360

A potential TikTok ban in the U.S. could sever a vital communication tool used to reach young policyholders.

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

Chubb’s Greenberg Defends Issuing Appeal Bond to Trump: ‘We Don’t Take Sides’

Carrier Management

Chubb’s Greenberg Defends Issuing Appeal Bond to Trump: ‘We Don’t Take Sides’ Chubb CEO Evan Gr...

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

A Light at the End of the Tunnel

Insurance Thought Leadership

A Light at the End of the Tunnel Agent & Broker sradomski Thu, 03/14/2024 - 17:39...

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

Nordic Capital to invest in One Inc

coverager

One Inc offers a platform to process digital payments for premiums and claims.

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

State Farm announces new leadership

coverager

Canyon Partners is headquartered in Dallas and has $24.4 billion in assets under management.

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

Waymo’s Robotaxi Expands into Los Angeles, Starting Free Rides in Parts of City

Insurance Journal

Robotaxis will begin cruising the streets of Los Angeles this week when Google spinoff Waymo starts offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service. Waymo is expanding into Los &#823...

Posted: Mar 14, 2024