Zurich has promoted Kim Jordan to regional vice president for the South Region, and Jim Heintz was named the underwriting manager for the South Central area. Jordan and Heintz held their new positions on an interim basis since January before …
The auto insurer Geico Corp., a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., must face a proposed class action claiming it overcharged policyholders as the coronavirus pandemic led to less driving and fewer accidents, a judge has ruled. In a …
Chicago-based global insurance brokerage, Hub International Limited (Hub), has acquired the assets of The Juban Insurance Group in Baton Rouge, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Juban Insurance Group is an independent insurance agency specializing in business …
More than 20,000 U.S. organizations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft Corp.’s email software, a person familiar with the U.S. government’s response said on Friday. The hacking has already reached more places …
Sierra Specialty has launched an agribusiness program now available in all 50 states. Sierra Specialty has sole authority to underwrite, bind, and issue policies for this program, focusing on the farming and agriculture industry. The program will target a wide …
Insurance Office of America has added Chris Hardin to its Mountain West team. Hardin joins the Denver, Colo., branch location as a commercial lines producer. He previously worked with ISU Insurance Services of Colorado Inc., focusing on the risk management …
This year is looking to be one of changes and big possibilities for surgeons. While 2020 brought declines in surgical revenue and drops in patient intake, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a paradigm shift. Adaptations and innovations designed to cope with …
Crest Insurance Group LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz. has acquired IBG LLC and added Craig Hay. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hay will move his operations to the Crest Scottsdale branch. Hay is a broker with experience in employee …
The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft Corp.’s Outlook email program, saying a recent software patch still left serious vulnerabilities. “This is …
COVID-19 insurance policies are increasingly joining passports and sunscreen as vacation staples, creating opportunities for insurers as more countries require mandatory coverage in case visitors fall ill from the coronavirus. Airline bookings are on the rise in some regions, driving …