Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced that Kate Mead is the new head of its Canadian property/casualty broking team. Previously Willis Towers Watson’s practice leader for the Midwest, Northeast U.S. & Canadian Environmental business, Mead will now focus on strengthening …
Concerns about COVID-19 have prompted the cancellation of one of New Jersey’s premier road races for the second year in a row. The New Jersey Marathon and Half Marathon were scheduled to be held in and around Long Branch on …
This edition of International People Moves details reinsurance-related appointments at two brokers: Aon Reinsurance Solutions and TigerRisk as well as MGA Nexus and AXIS Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Transforms Reinsurance Solutions Team with 6 …
The U.S. drug regulator on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine, making it the first to secure such Food and Drug Administration validation as health authorities struggle to win over vaccine skeptics during a relentless …
Connecticut is continuing to engage with the insurance industry on climate change and its implications with its latest release of a national survey on climate risk in the insurance industry. Previously one of six states nationally conducting the National Association …
The J. Morey Company Inc. Insurance Agents & Brokers acquired Aihara & Associates Insurance Services Inc. in Los Angeles, Calif. Terms of the deal, which is effective April 1, were not disclosed. Aihara & Associates Insurance Services Inc. offers personal, …
A federal judge has thrown out an $87 million lawsuit that a San Francisco school board member filed against the district and her colleagues after they voted to strip her of senior board positions because of tweets that were widely …
A federal judge says a discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a UI College of Law professor can move forward. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill rejected a request from the University of Idaho to throw out …
Formerly licensed insurance agent Robert Stoddard, 66, of San Clemente, Calif., was arrested this week after a California Department of Insurance investigation found he allegedly stole $1.2 million from more than 20 victims, including 14 seniors. Stoddard is being charged …
Catastrophe bonds broke a record during the first half of the year with about $8.5 billion of new securities issued, according to a report from Swiss Re AG. The insurance-linked securities market could end up with more than $10 billion …