Ski and ride school workers are most commonly injured on the job at resorts, with 67 reported injuries during the 2018-2019 season, a new report on Colorado’s ski industry shows. Workers’ compensation carrier Pinnacol Assurance analyzed its claims data over …
Centricus, the U.K. investment firm that helped SoftBank Group Corp. raise its $100 billion Vision Fund, is entering the insurance industry by forming a joint venture with former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner Chris Milner. The new venture with Milner’s …
Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has appointed Allison Hess Sitte as Government Affairs director for the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), effective Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Sitte most recently served as the director of Legislative and Cabinet Affairs at the …
A survey of 41 major corporations by broker Willis Towers Watson found that 61% believe political risk levels increased in 2019 while 68% have actually suffered a political risk loss. Disruption of international trade was considered the most significant risk …
Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB) has added Cathilina Sutton to its Public Entities Practice Group. She will be serving as a senior account manager working closely with Allison Nixon, vice president, and Courtney Woodruff, senior vice president of …
Bayer AG agreed to postpone two upcoming U.S. trials involving its Roundup weedkiller to allow time for mediation talks on a possible settlement with plaintiffs. The German agriculture giant agreed to delay two trials that were set to begin in …
Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired Nebraska-based insurance brokerage SilverStone Group (SilverStone). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With SilverStone, the company creates a new regional hub to be called Hub Great Plains, which will include …
AmTrust Financial Services has promoted Adam Karkowsky to the role of president of AmTrust, reporting to Barry Zyskind, chairman and chief executive officer. The company said Karkowsky will continue to also serve in the role of chief financial officer of …
The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is recommending a 1.6 percent decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2020. This marks the sixth year in a row that average workers’ compensation rates will decrease. The 1.6 percent decrease …
Massachusetts prosecutors asked a judge to sentence a drain company owner to seven to 10 years in prison for his involvement in the collapse and flooding of a trench that killed two workers. Atlantic Drain Service owner Kevin Lee Otto, …