The outgoing Trump administration said on Thursday it was issuing new rules that would allow manufacturers of automated vehicles to bypass some crash standards required of conventional vehicles, which would cut production costs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said …
Property/casualty insurance companies far and wide are considering whether to develop technology platforms in-house or modernize some other way. Brown & Brown chose an acquisition to get there. The broker announced in November that it bought digital property/casualty insurance marketplace …
A California Workers’ Compensation Institute analysis of claims reported to the state Division of Workers’ Compensation as of Jan. 11 shows that the number of COVID-19 claims in the California workers’ compensation system more than tripled between October and November, …
La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Holdings Inc. has named Mark Brose chief technology officer. Brose will report to his predecessor, Chief Operating Officer Britt Morries, who assumed that role on Sept. 1, 2020. Brose most recently was vice president of engineering …
Integrated Specialty Coverages has acquired California Contractors Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sacramento, Calif.-based CCIS has a network of over 70,000 licensed contractors to obtain license bonds, general liability, workers’ compensation, contract bonds and permit …
CRC Group has promoted Stewart Brown to regional director of the company’s transportation binding division for a newly created region that includes Texas and California. Brown is based in CRC’s Seattle, Wash., office, and specializes in primary liability fleet business, …
Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced the addition of Shanghai to its global property and casualty hub, aimed at enhancing the company’s global placement model for clients. The Global Markets P&C Hub further strengthens the …
Church Mutual Insurance Co., based in Merrill, Wis., has promoted Bruce Carter to assistant vice president – Diversity & Inclusion and John Tribble to vice president – Customer Relationship and Business Development, a newly developed position. Carter joined Church Mutual …
One person was killed and at least four people were injured after a retaining wall fell on construction workers in a North Carolina city, officials said Wednesday. The City of Hendersonville said in a news release that the accident occurred …
Brett Musser has joined AXA XL as the Central US Zonal Marine product leader. Based in Chicago, Musser will also serve as marine liabilities product manager, focused on developing tailored insurance solutions for specialized marine businesses. Musser joins AXA XL …