Business Insurance

McGriff snags transportation execs from Aon

McGriff, the retail insurance unit of Truist Insurance Holdings, formerly BB&T, has hired four veteran account executives for its transportation practice, the broker said in a statement Tuesday.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Illinois temp agency settles EEOC race and sex discrimination suit

An Illinois temp agency has agreed to pay $568,500 to settle a race and sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency said Monday.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Insurer wins case where policies were transferred

A hotel firm that transferred its insurance policies to a real estate fund after it defaulted on a loan cannot then sue the insurer for insurance proceeds, a federal appeals court said Monday, in affirming a lower court ruling.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Hotel’s insurance transfers with loan default: Court

A hotel firm that transferred its insurance policies to a real estate fund after it defaulted on a loan cannot then sue the insurer for insurance proceeds, a federal appeals court said Monday, in affirming a lower court ruling.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

A.M. Best maintains negative outlook on commercial auto

Ratings agency A.M. Best & Co. said Tuesday that it is maintaining a negative outlook on the commercial auto insurance sector after the line’s ninth straight year with an over 100% combined ratio.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

City not entitled to subrogation before insurer

A city is not entitled to subrogation from a firefighter’s third-party lawsuit, the New Jersey Supreme Court held Monday in a dispute between the city and its insurer.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Oregon OSHA to create safety standard for COVID-19

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division has released plans to create a COVID-19 workplace safety standard that could be a permanent standard for infectious diseases, according to a timeline made public Friday.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Dermatological drug payments rise in most states, opioids drop

Dermatological drug payment shares have risen more than 10% and are a greater portion of workers compensation drug spend in many states, the Workers Compensation Research Institute said in a study released Tuesday.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Hartford names chief investment officer

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Amy Stepnowski to succeed Brion Johnson as chief investment officer of The Hartford and president of Hartford Investment Management Company, effective Aug. 1, the company said in a statement Tuesda...

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Australia to spend nearly $1 billion to boost cybersecurity

Australia will spend A$1.35 billion ($926.1 million) over the next 10 years to boost its cybersecurity defenses, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, as Canberra seeks to combat a wave of attacks.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Unions sue Nevada casino properties over working conditions

Unions representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada, are suing three casino properties over allegations of dangerous working conditions.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

For now, MLB likely to tell older coaches ‘you’re out!’

Older Major League Baseball coaches and managers are being benched over COVID-19 risk, according to an article on Deadspin.com this week.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Aon M&A exec to join BMS Group as head of Asia operations

Sandra Lee, head of Aon PLC’s transactions liability team in Asia, will join BMS Group Ltd. as head of its operations in Asia, subject to regulatory approvals, BMS said Tuesday.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Aon ends COVID-19 salary cut, pledges to repay staff

Aon PLC on Tuesday said it would end the 20% salary cut it imposed on most of its staff in late April after the early lockdowns of the coronavirus pandemic began.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Wimbledon can’t secure pandemic coverage

Richard Lewis, chief executive of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, said that Wimbledon will not have pandemic insurance next year because of the current state of the insurance market.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

India's Chinese-apps ban could hurt trade

The Indian government's decision to ban 59 Chinese applications could result in up to 50% decline in bilateral trade between the two nations this year.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Fake gold-backed loans covered by PICC

China-based PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. insured loans worth 20 billion Chinese yuan ($2.8 billion) that financial institutions provided to a large jewelry firm which used around 83 tons of fake gold bars as collateral.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Former insurance boss named finance minister

Felix Mlusu, former managing director of Malawi-based insurer NICO Holdings PLC, has been named the country's finance minister.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Taiwan's insurance industry to contract nearly 2%

U.K.-based data analytics firm GlobalData PLC expects Taiwan's general insurance industry to contract by 1.7% this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

9,000 quakes hit Iceland in 10 days

The Icelandic Meteorological Office said that around 9,000 earthquakes have hit the island nation since June 19.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Telecom firm seeks nearly $2 billion from rival

Italian telecommunications firm Open Fiber SpA is seeking €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) in compensation from rival TIM SpA for allegedly abusing its dominant market position.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

COVID-19 continues to hurt retail sales in Japan

Retail sales in Japan declined in double digits for the second straight month in May as the coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown kept shoppers away.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Firms shouldn’t rely on enforceability of COVID-19 waivers: Experts

Businesses requiring customers to sign COVID-19 liability waivers as they reopen should not expect the documents to absolve them of all liability because it is unclear whether they will be enforced by courts, legal experts say.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

Handwriting analysis undoes ex-USI broker’s noncompete defense

A Pennsylvania state court has awarded USI Insurance Services Inc. $1.1 million in litigation over a former employee’s alleged failure to honor his noncompete agreement, in a ruling issued last week that focuses on the broker’s handwriting.

Posted: Jun 29, 2020

Cyber expert Beeson moves to NFP

Cyber insurance expert Ben Beeson has left Arceo.ai and joined brokerage NFP Corp.

Posted: Jun 29, 2020