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24 05, 2021

Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced to Jail for Filing False Auto Insurance Claims

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A Morrisville, Pennsylvania, woman was sentenced to four to 23 months in county jail for submitting a series of false auto insurance claims over the past few years that defrauded two auto insurance companies of almost $40,000. Shaminga L. Davis …

24 05, 2021

Delaware Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in $2M Fraud Plot

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A Delaware man was sentenced on Friday to nearly four years in prison for his role in a plot to defraud a beauty product manufacturer out of more than $2 million. U.S. District Judge James Bredar in Baltimore also ordered …

24 05, 2021

Hack of Leading Japanese Dating App Could Expose Personal Data of 2 Million Users

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A leading Japanese matchmaking app was hacked, likely exposing the personal information of more than 1.7 million account holders, in the latest high-profile online attack. Net Marketing Co., which runs the Omiai dating app, said that it found evidence of …

24 05, 2021

Bank of England Plans to Nudge Companies to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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LONDON – The Bank of England set out plans on Friday to use its 20 billion pounds ($28.4 billion) of corporate bond holdings to nudge companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster, part of a wider government strategy to achieve …

24 05, 2021

India Braces for Second Severe Cyclone in 10 Days

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India braces for the second severe storm in about 10 days, with authorities in the eastern region preparing to evacuate people to safer places at a time when the country is battling the world’s worst outbreak of COVID-19. Cyclone Yaas, …

24 05, 2021

Utica National Adds Crisis Response Services for Educational Institution Insureds

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The member companies of the Utica National Insurance Group have partnered with Empathia, Inc. to provide crisis counseling services, and The Castle Group to provide crisis public relations services to its school policyholders. According to Brian Saville, Utica National Educational …

24 05, 2021

Barclays Dragged into Bitter Feud Between SCOR and Covéa over Failed Hostile Takeover

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Barclays Plc has been dragged into a bitter feud between two French insurers over its role in a failed hostile takeover bid. SCOR SE is suing Barclays in London for breach of confidence when the bank advised Covéa on its …

24 05, 2021

Air India’s February Data Breach Affected 4.5 Million Passengers

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NEW DELHI – Personal data of about 4.5 million passengers of Air India was leaked in a cyber attack on the airline’s data processor but the compromised servers were later secured, the Indian state-run carrier said in a statement. The …

24 05, 2021

Truist Acquires Wholesaler Constellation Affiliated Partners Platform and 7 MGAs

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Truist Insurance Holdings has agreed to acquire Constellation Affiliated Partners from RedBird Capital Partners. The transaction will add approximately $160 million of annual revenue to Truist Insurance Holdings’ wholesale division. Financial terms were not disclosed. Constellation Affiliated Partners is an …

24 05, 2021

Africa Specialty Risks Launch Parametric Underwriting Division

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Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused managing general agent, announced the launch of its parametric division, alongside the appointment of Dr. Raveem Ismail as head of Parametric Underwriting and Ian Bishop as Parametric Product manager. ASR Parametric brings together …