State-owned Japan Post on Monday set prices for separate initial public offerings of its bank and insurance arms at the top of their ranges, indicating strong demand from retail investors for businesses valued at a combined $65 billion. In what …
The USDA is offering drought disaster aid in 41 Mississippi counties. U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated 14 Mississippi counties as primary natural disaster areas because of drought conditions. Another 27 counties are named as …
Typhoon Koppu left at least four people dead in the Philippines, shutting schools and government offices, while floods and landslides continue to threaten the nation’s main Luzon Island. The slow-moving and powerful storm caused a wall to collapse in Zambales …
Two weeks ago, South Carolina’s floods sent 6 feet of water into Walt Oliver’s home. Now, after volunteers helped gut the ruined plaster, carpeting, duct work and hardwood floors, it’s “down to studs and subfloors,” he said. Like most residents …
Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Alex Clayton as Head of Construction for Willis GB, the operating segment that includes Willis’s specialty, facultative and retail insurance businesses in Great Britain. He is based in London and will be working …
OneBeacon Insurance Group, has introduced a new professional liability product – Producer Plus Liability. The product provides liability insurance was designed for producers of entertainment and industrial films, radio, and live theater. Producer Plus Liability will be written on an …
Sportscaster and TV host Erin Andrews is seeking a $75 million judgment against the Marriott hotel chain and a man who admitted making secret nude tapes of her in 2008. The lawsuit filed in Nashville in 2010 was amended this …
Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers (DVIC) has launched its next class of disabled veteran trainees. The veterans will spend the next six months training and learning the many facets of the insurance industry in order to pursue careers in that field. There are currently four …
Zurich has retained SecurityScorecard, a security-risk benchmarking company, to monitor its third-party cyber security risks by maximizing the security intelligence and continuous risk-collection capabilities found in the SecurityScorecard platform. SecurityScorecard’s security risk benchmarking platform will allow Zurich to conduct a …
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced the arrest of Broward County, Florida Chiropractor Eric Wiegandt, 41, on multiple felony fraud charges related to a $1.5 million insurance fraud scheme. A joint state and federal investigation led by the Florida Division …