9 09, 2024

People Moves: BMS Re Names Mirabal Latin American and Caribbean CEO; Zurich Asia Pacific Hires Heads of Financial, Casualty Lines

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Specialty reinsurer BMS Re announced the appointment of Anthony Mirabal as CEO of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Division, effective November 2024. Mirabal has more than 30 years of experience in reinsurance, first as a casualty underwriter with Gen …

4 09, 2024

UK’s Specialist Risk Group Acquires Motor Fleet MGA Capulus

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Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of Capulus, a specialist motor fleet managing general agent (MGA). Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Wales, Capulus’ team of 21 colleagues will join SRG’s …

5 09, 2024

Driver of Partially Automated Mustang Charged With DUI Homicide

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A woman was intoxicated and using a partially automated driving system when she caused a March highway crash in Philadelphia that killed two people, authorities said as they announced homicide charges against the driver. State and federal investigators say the …

9 09, 2024

Fast-Growing California Wildfire Threatening 35,000 Structures

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A fast-growing wildfire in Southern California, has burned 27 square miles, forcing thousands to evacuate had is putting roughly 35,000 homes and buildings at risk. The Line fire near San Bernardino more than quadrupled in size over the weekend, prompting …

9 09, 2024

Viewpoint: Reinsurers Reach Peak Performance as Market Stabilizes; M&A on Hold

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The reinsurance market has reached an equilibrium, with increased capital supply from accumulated earnings meeting higher demand for reinsurance protection from cedents. As such, margins will peak in 2024, although reinsurers should continue to produce a favorable return on equity …

4 09, 2024

Explosion Destroys Southwest Louisiana Home, Killing 1 and Injuring 5

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RAGLEY, La. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of an explosion that destroyed a southwest Louisiana home, killing a teenage boy from Alabama and injuring five other people. Louisiana State Fire Marshal Bryan J. Adams said the …

9 09, 2024

People Moves: Panos to Head Risk Strategies’ Chicago Office

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Risk Strategies, headquartered in Boston, appointed Tom Panos as managing director of its Chicago office. Panos has over 15 years of experience in the insurance industry. He joined The Baldwin Group through its acquisition of Rosenthal Brothers in 2008 when …

4 09, 2024

Man Drives Car Through Restaurant Patio in Minneapolis Suburb, Killing 2

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ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — A man drove his car through a restaurant patio where a group of medical workers were celebrating in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday, killing two people and injuring at least four, police and hospital …

4 09, 2024

New York City’s Biggest Taxi Insurer Is Insolvent, Risking Transit Meltdown

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In an unassuming white and blue office building in Freeport, a few miles into Nassau County, sits the headquarters of American Transit Insurance Co. The 52-year-old, family-owned firm is hardly a household name, but it’s vital to how New Yorkers …

9 09, 2024

Summer 2024 Was World’s Hottest on Record: EU Climate Change Monitor

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The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service said on Friday, as global warming continues to intensify. The boreal summer of June to August this year blew past …