Willis Re, the reinsurance brokerage division of Willis Group Holdings plc, announced that it has released the “Willis Re View of Catastrophe Risk.” The program offers an “enhanced approach to catastrophe risk modeling that enables insurers to more accurately measure, …
Ask truck drivers about the most important aspect of their job and chances are you will get the same answer: safety. Last year, about 78,000 total crashes were reported to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Of those reported, just …
The family of a sailor aboard the cargo ship that sunk in roiling seas whipped up by Hurricane Joaquin filed a $100 million lawsuit Wednesday against the vessel’s owner and captain. Willie Gary, a Jacksonville, Florida attorney representing the family …
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing penalties of $122,000 for a glass company after a worker in southeast Missouri suffered third-degree burns on the job. OSHA announced the proposed penalties on Oct. 14 for Piramal Glass USA …
Argo Pro, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has expanded its line of professional and management liability insurance products with a new specialty insurance offering for investment advisers and …
The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented the Outstanding Young Agent of the Year award to Lisa Lemanski of the Young Agents Council of the Michigan …
Wildfires that ignited this week in Texas’ Bastrop County have grown quickly, encompassing more than 4,300 acres. The Hidden Pines fire has burned thousands of acres in and around Bastrop’s two state parks and claimed 40 structures including many homes, according …
Brokerslink, a global independent brokering company, has signed 10 new members and launched a customized products strategy at its 2015 global conference in New York. These new brokers and specialist resources members bring the total to 85 operating in over …
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently filed a lawsuit against a number of its commercial excess liability insurers. The lawsuit alleges that the insurers are delaying to pay claims related to the giant retailer’s personal injury settlement paid to actor Tracy Morgan …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Oct. 14 new measures to support a statewide task force to combat worker exploitation. The measures include a new $700,000 funding to coordinate outreach and education with workers and employers, as well as …