15 03, 2021

Arch Launches Transport and Logistics Insurance Division, Led by Argo’s O’Gorman

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Arch Insurance International has announced the launch of a new transport and logistics insurance division and the appointment of Steve O’Gorman as head of Transport and Logistics, effective immediately. The new division offers a range of specialist and marine and …

15 03, 2021

Kansas Businesses Hurt by COVID Closures Could Get Help Under Bills

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Businesses that were ordered to shut down or limit capacity because of the pandemic could receive financial relief under two bills in the state Legislature that would address pending litigation but have riled up county leaders who could be forced …

15 03, 2021

Investor Suit Alleges Tesla CEO Musk’s Tweets Violate SEC Pact

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Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has been sued by a shareholder who accused him of violating his 2018 settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over his Twitter use. According to a complaint unsealed late Thursday in Delaware …

15 03, 2021

How Everybody Ends Up Paying for Climate Crisis

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Fallout from last month’s deadly deep freeze in Texas has quietly spread to people living hundreds of miles away. Minnesota utilities have warned that monthly heating bills could spike by $400, after the crisis jacked up natural gas prices across …

15 03, 2021

A U.S. Storm that Will Break Insurance Records – and Other February Storms, Quakes

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February saw a spate of winter storms in the United States, including the period from Feb. 12-20, which will become the U.S. insurance industry’s costliest winter weather peril on record, according to insurance broker Aon plc in its monthly Global …

15 03, 2021

Acadia Insurance Appoints Grimes as Chief Financial Officer Succeeding Hamblen

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Acadia Insurance, a Berkley company, has appointed Simone Grimes as chief financial officer. She succeeds Charlie Hamblen, who will retire later this year. Grimes has senior leadership experience in finance and insurance, previously working at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), then as a …

15 03, 2021

New Jersey Court Rules Against Artist Peter Max Over Damaged Works

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A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday ruled against famed pop artist Peter Max in a dispute over millions of dollars’ worth of his works that were damaged in a warehouse during Superstorm Sandy. The German-born Max, whose distinctive psychedelic …

15 03, 2021

Brannen Promoted to Life and Health Director at New Hampshire Insurance Department

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New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Chris Nicolopoulos announced that Tyler Brannen, a 15-year veteran of the New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID), has been promoted to the position of Life and Health director. Most recently, Brannen served as the NHID’s director of …

15 03, 2021

K2 Acquires Columbia Pacific Finance in Montana

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K2 Insurance Services has acquired a majority stake in privately held premium finance company Columbia Pacific Finance LLC in Missoula, Montana. Following the acquisition of CPF, President Reghan Brandt will continue to lead the day-to-day premium finance operation of the …

15 03, 2021

AXIS Partners with Elpha Secure to Provide Cyber Security for Small Businesses Globally

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AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., has formed a strategic partnership with cyber security company Elpha Secure. Cyber insurance and software protection will be offered to small businesses globally to help improve their …