Chatsworth, Calif.-based Gorst & Compass has named Kristi Mulford a senior transportation broker/underwriter. Mulford, who is based in San Marcos, has 18 years of commercial auto insurance experience. She was previously a broker with R.E. Chaix & Associates. She was …
The Oklahoma Senate has approved legislation that makes changes to Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system that lawmakers say will preserve and strengthen reforms adopted in 2013. An increase in benefits paid to injured workers is included among the provisions of House …
Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Co. has appointed Ronald E. “Nate” Natherson, Jr. as president and CEO. Natherson joins Gulfstream having previously served as chief operating officer for Southern Oak Insurance Co. in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He has more …
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has expanded its suite of personal lines insurance products to include a new watercraft insurance offering. As part of the new offering, The Hanover’s watercraft product will offer: Broadened range of coverage for watercrafts including …
Harvey Weinstein, women who accused him of sexual misconduct, his former film studio’s board members and the New York attorney general’s office have reached a tentative $44 million deal to resolve lawsuits and compensate alleged victims of the Hollywood producer, …
U.S. personal lines insurance saw strong premium growth of 8% in 2018 and the sector’s statutory combined ratio of 99% for 2018 represented the market’s best results since 2013, according to a new special report from Fitch. “Strong performance was …
State Auto Labs, the innovation arm of the State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co., says in the 18 months after launching its $25 million corporate venture fund to support entrepreneurs and innovations in the insurance industry, it has invested in five …
Generali has signed an agreement to sell the life run-off portfolio of its UK Branch to a subsidiary of Reinsurance Group of America Inc., the St. Louis, Mo.-based life and health reinsurance company. The run-off portfolio, which consists of mainly …
Ransomware attacks skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2019, according to the Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services team, which reported a 105% increase in the number of ransomware attack notifications against clients compared to Q1 2018. In Q1 2019, the …
Prominent upstate New York landlord Robert Morgan is charged in a 114-count federal indictment with defrauding banks and insurance companies out of millions of dollars by inflating property values and insurance claims while managing his expansive real estate portfolio. The …