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1 12, 2015

London-Based CNA Hardy Appoints Hairsine as Head of Construction

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CNA Hardy, the London-based specialist commercial insurance provider within the Lloyd’s and company markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Caroline Hairsine as the new head of Construction. Hairsine joins CNA Hardy from Zurich Insurance, where she was a …

1 12, 2015

Shanghai Asian Insurance Brokers Registered as 1st Chinese Lloyd’s Broker

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Shanghai Asian Insurance Brokers Co. Ltd. (SAIB) has been registered as the first Chinese Lloyd’s registered broker. Based in Shanghai, SAIB specializes in liability insurance, special risk insurance and reinsurance, SAIB said in a statement, noting that it was insurance consultant …

1 12, 2015

VTech Data Breach Highlights Risk in Connected Toys, Internet of Things

By | December 1st, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on VTech Data Breach Highlights Risk in Connected Toys, Internet of Things

U.S. states said they will investigate a massive breach at digital toy maker VTech Holdings Ltd as security experts warned that hackers are likely to target similar companies that handle customer data. Attorneys general in the U.S. states of Connecticut …

1 12, 2015

Insurance ‘Sting’ Aims to Catch Cargo Thieves During Their Busy Holiday Season

By | December 1st, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Insurance ‘Sting’ Aims to Catch Cargo Thieves During Their Busy Holiday Season

Somewhere in America, a tractor-trailer loaded with hidden surveillance equipment is parked at a truck stop or warehouse while authorities wait for thieves to steal it. No one is sure when, or even if, crooks will take it. But such …

1 12, 2015

Best, Worst States for Insurance Regulation

By | December 1st, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Best, Worst States for Insurance Regulation

Vermont, Utah, Iowa, Virginia and Kentucky get an “A” and North Carolina an “F” in one think tank’s annual grading of states on how they regulate the property/casualty insurance industry. The 2015 Insurance Regulation Report Card, the R Street Institute’s …

30 11, 2015

Brown & Brown to Acquire Assets of MBA Insurance Agency of Arizona

By | November 30th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Brown & Brown to Acquire Assets of MBA Insurance Agency of Arizona

MBA Insurance Agency of Arizona Inc., and Brown & Brown of Kentucky Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., have entered into an agreement for the acquisition by Brown & Brown of substantially all of the assets of MBA. The parties …

30 11, 2015

Report: Penn State’s Sandusky Settlements Total Nearly $93M

By | November 30th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Report: Penn State’s Sandusky Settlements Total Nearly $93M

Penn State settled with six more victims or accusers of Jerry Sandusky, according to a new audit that puts the school’s total payout in the child sex abuse scandal at nearly $93 million. The university’s audited financial statements for the …

30 11, 2015

Cross Insurance Executive Vice President Brent Cross Dies at 58

By | November 30th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Cross Insurance Executive Vice President Brent Cross Dies at 58

Brent Cross, executive vice president of Cross Insurance, an independent agency headquartered in Bangor, Maine, with offices throughout New England, died Nov. 26 at Mass General Hospital in Boston after a year-long battle with cancer, the agency said. He was …

30 11, 2015

Anadarko’s $160 Million Fine for 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Falls Well Below What U.S. Sought

By | November 30th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Anadarko’s $160 Million Fine for 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Falls Well Below What U.S. Sought

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. was ordered to pay almost $160 million for its role as part-owner of the doomed Gulf of Mexico well that in 2010 caused the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The fine was the last big …

30 11, 2015

Delta Lloyd Plans to Raise $1.06 Billion in Rights Offer to Improve Capital Position

By | November 30th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Delta Lloyd Plans to Raise $1.06 Billion in Rights Offer to Improve Capital Position

Delta Lloyd NV plans to raise as much as 1 billion euros ($1.06 billion) by selling stock in a rights offer as the Dutch insurer seeks to improve its capital to meet new regulatory standards. The sale is fully underwritten by …