Patricia Kuckenbaker has been named a surplus lines broker with SierraSpecialty’s team in Clovis, Calif. Kuckenbaker will be operating throughout the Western U.S. Her specialty is brokering contractors and transportation exposures. Kuckenbaker has experience in sales and marketing with Hartford, and …
Maine’s highest court says the estate of a man killed in a Portland punching incident isn’t entitled to money from the puncher’s family’s insurance policy. Eric Benson’s estate sued William Googins after Googins punched Benson in the face, causing Benson …
ACE Ltd. has appointed the commercial property & casualty leadership team for the company’s Overseas General Insurance division. The leadership appointments will take effect upon completion of the acquisition of Chubb, which is expected in the first quarter of 2016. …
Executives from 15 auto companies met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Tuesday to discuss specific industrywide actions that can improve safety and prevent cars from being hacked. The meeting was convened after record numbers of cars have been recalled …
A judge has ruled against a 13-year-old girl who took North Carolina to court over climate change, but the eighth-grader says she’ll continue to fight for environmental protections. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports Hallie Turner learned Nov. 25 …
Small businesses in West Virginia that have been impacted by bad weather may be able to get financial assistance from the federal government. The U.S. Small Business Association says economic injury disaster loans are available for certain small businesses, small …
J. Smith Lanier & Co., an independent insurance brokerage firm, has announced a stock merger with Rogers, Parker & Associates, Inc., of Florence, Ala., effective December 1, 2015. Rogers, Parker & Associates, Inc. traces its origin to 1898 when agency …
Kinsale Insurance Company has formed a new Inland Marine Division. Havis Wright recently joined Kinsale as the division manager named to lead the effort. Kinsale’s initial underwriting focus is on the inland marine classes found within the construction, mobile equipment, …
XL Group Plc agreed to sell about 290,000 life insurance policies at a loss to Reinsurance Group of America Inc. as Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick narrows his company’s focus to property & casualty coverage after buying Catlin Group Ltd. The deal …
As the flood-ravaged Indian city of Chennai prayed for respite from torrential rains, a trade body said losses to businesses from the record downpour could reach more than 150 billion rupees ($2.2 billion). Water discharged from overflowing lakes and reservoirs …