Crawford & Co. has named Lizzy Adkins as vertical market leader in litigation management. Adkins will be responsible for expanding Crawford’s casualty book focusing on litigation management for the U.S. She will be based in Seattle, Wash. working out of …
Safety National Casualty Corp., a specialty insurance and reinsurance provider headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, has promoted four executives on its leadership team. Steve Divine, the current senior vice president – Finance, has added the title of Chief Accounting Officer …
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed and sent to President Donald Trump an $8.3 billion funding bill to help state and local governments combat the spreading coronavirus, as public health experts outlined efforts to rapidly accelerate testing for the disease. …
British insurer Aviva said on Friday it would pull out completely from Indonesia by selling its entire stake in joint venture PT Astra Aviva Life to its partner in the operation. “The transaction is expected to complete in Q4 2020 …
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. was fined 500,000 pounds ($639,000) by the UK’s privacy watchdog for failing to protect customers’ data due to security lapses lasting nearly four years. The penalty is the highest the UK authority could levy under old …
Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based insurance brokerage, announced that it has acquired LSM Insurance Services Ltd. (LSM). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada, LSM is a leading online provider of life and health insurance …
Hamilton Insurance Group, the Bermuda-headquartered group of companies that underwrite specialty insurance and reinsurance, announced that Fergus Fergusson has been appointed to the position of division head, Excess Casualty for Syndicate 4000, managed by Hamilton Managing Agency Ltd., and for …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exit, storage and fire hazards at a store in Boston, Mass. The national discount retailer faces $523,745 in penalties. Responding to a …
Baby monitors and wireless cameras risk being hacked by cyber criminals unless people take security measures to protect themselves, British security experts warned on Tuesday [March 3]. Internet-connected cameras used in the home are becoming popular and affordable but security …
Haynes and Boone LLP has hired Stephen Raptis as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office, bolstering the national expansion of the firm’s Insurance Recovery Practice Group. Over his 25-year career, Raptis has represented commercial policyholders across the nation in …