Business Insurance

AIG picks Sept. 14 as global back-to-office date

American International Group Inc. has set Sept. 14 as its global return-to-office date, CEO Peter Zaffino told employees on Wednesday in a memo seen by Reuters.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Alliant snags Willis Towers Watson construction executive

Alliant Insurance Services Inc. on Wednesday named former Willis Towers Watson PLC executive Tim McGinnis senior vice president, construction services group.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

SEC awards $3 million to whistleblower

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday it has awarded nearly $3 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to a successful enforcement action.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Westfield entering specialty insurance sector

Westfield Insurance Co. said Wednesday it is entering the specialty insurance business and has named veteran executive Jack Kuhn as president of the new venture.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Relation buys northeastern agency

Relation Insurance Services Inc. has bought The SIG Insurance Agencies, a Stamford, Connecticut-based commercial, employee benefits and personal lines agency, Relation said Wednesday.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Bank launches buyout offer for Liberty Holdings

The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd. has offered to fully buy South African insurer Liberty Holdings Ltd. for $728.75 million.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Uniqa expects over $230 million in pre-tax earnings

Austria-based insurer Uniqa Insurance Group AG expects preliminary pre-tax earnings of more than €200 million ($236 million) in the first half of the year.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Floods cause over $2 billion infrastructural damage

According to the German government, the floods that struck parts of western Germany on July 13 caused an estimated €2 billion ($2.3 billion) worth of damage to the region’s rail and road network.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Out-of-this-world coverage in the works

Those who were inspired by the recent space flights by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson might soon have one less thing to worry about: insurance.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Below average P&C losses drive Munich Re’s preliminary net profit

Germany-based Munich Reinsurance Co. has reported around €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) in preliminary net profit for the second quarter, much above the consensus estimate of €808 million.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Mining firms could pay out $19 billion for dam disaster

Romeu Zema, governor of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, said that a definitive settlement worth 100 billion Brazilian real ($19.1 billion) could be reached with miners Samarco Mineracao SA, Vale SA and BHP Group Ltd. for the 2015 tailings dam di...

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Insured losses from South African riots could reach $1 billion

U.S.-based Property Claim Services Inc. expects up to $1 billion in insured losses from the recent riots in South Africa triggered by the arrest of the country’s former president Jacob Zuma.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Emboldened employers require vaccinations

More health care employers are requiring workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19, a trend experts say has been spurred by a rise in cases of the disease nationwide and the recent dismissal of a federal lawsuit challenging a vaccination mandate.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

Insured losses from German floods may total nearly $6B

Insured losses from floods in western Germany last week may total €4 billion to €5 billion ($4.7 billion-$5.9 billion), insurance industry association GDV said Wednesday.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021

H1 class-action securities suits fall overall, SPACs increase

The number of securities class-action lawsuits filed in this year’s first half is down, but lawsuits related to special purpose acquisition companies is up, says a report issued Tuesday.

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

Amwins combining weapons, molestation coverages

Amwins Group Inc. said Tuesday it is combining two coverages, deadly weapons protection and sexual molestation liability, into a single policy.

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

AlphaRoot adds casualty coverages for cannabis operators

AlphaRoot, part of Founder Shield LLC, said Tuesday that it is offering a suite of casualty coverages for cannabis operators.

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

Travelers posts strong earnings, social inflation concerns persist

Travelers Cos. Inc. posted strong second-quarter earnings Tuesday, but the company’s leadership remains concerned about the continued impact of social inflation and how lawsuits working their way through reopened courts may affect its business.

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

Business Insurance conducting diversity survey

The discourse on diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry is more important now than ever before. We want to hear from you.

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

Travelers announces bond and specialty succession

Tom Kunkel, president of bond and specialty for Travelers Cos. Inc., will retire in September and a member of his leadership team will be promoted to the position, Chairman and CEO Alan Schnitzer said in an earnings call Tuesday morning.

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

EPIC hires execs from Van Wyk for new Michigan office

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants said Tuesday it will open an office in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and has hired two executives from rival Van Wyk Risk Solutions.

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

Pathpoint adds liability coverage for unoccupied buildings and land

Pathpoint Inc. has launched a liability coverage for unoccupied buildings and land, the San Francisco-based digital excess and surplus brokerage said Tuesday.

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

Texas manufacturer fined $400K in finger amputations

An El Paso, Texas, metal stamp manufacturer was fined more than $400,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to protect workers from moving parts after an employee lost two fingers inside a 500-ton hydraulic press.

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

Chubb units seek to dismiss $32.6M jury verdict in coal case

Chubb Ltd. units are asking a Charleston, West Virginia, court to grant its summary judgment motion following a $32.6 million jury verdict in connection with its failure to pay damages related to a coal mine silo collapse.

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

Dish Network reaches $210M telemarketing settlement

Dish Network Corp. has reached a $210 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by the U.S. government and four states over illegal telemarketing, California’s attorney general said Friday.

Posted: Dec 04, 2020