Insurance
People Moves: Falvey Group Names Nasso; Gibbons Joins Iroquois in New England; RCM&D Adds Dignan
Falvey Names Nasso as Chief Underwriting Officer Falvey Insurance Group, headquartered in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, hired Tom Nasso as chief underwriting officer. Before joining Falvey, Nasso most recently served as executive vice president, head of ocean marine at Ascot …
Read More London’s Insurance, Finance Workers to See Biggest AI Impact: UK Report
Management consultants and City of London finance workers are among those most exposed to workplace changes ushered in by artificial intelligence, a new UK government report found, urging changes in schools and training programs to ease the impact. Jobs in …
Read More AXIS Capital Sponsors First Cyber-Catastrophe Bond Issued in Public Debt Markets
For the first time, a cyber-catastrophe bond has made its way into public debt markets. Long Walk Reinsurance Ltd. issued a $75 million so-called cat bond, sponsored by AXIS Capital, to insure against “a cyber-catastrophe event” across its main underwriting …
Read More LexisNexis: Auto Insurance Shopping Slows but Still Remains Elevated
For the first time in more than a year, overall U.S. auto insurance shopping growth registered as ‘cool’ on the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Insurance Demand Meter in the third quarter of 2023, continuing a downshifting trend that began in June. …
Read More Chubb Survey of Middle-Market Brokers Finds Lack of Awareness of Flood Risk
Though the risk of flooding is undeniable, a survey by Chubb of brokers with middle-market commercial clients revealed just 16% of them say more than half their clients buy flood insurance. Furthermore, 65% of the more than 330 brokers surveyed …
Read More Florida Appeals Court Says Pre-suit Notice Requirement Not Retroactive
When Florida lawmakers approved Senate Bill 76 in 2021, requiring a 10-day notice before suits are filed against insurers, it was seen as a big step in stemming what had become a flood of claims litigation. Since then, questions have …
Read More Lawsuit Blames Negligence by Plant Owner, HVAC Contractors for Cannabis Worker’s Asthma Death
A lawsuit has been filed over what has been identified as the cannabis industry’s first asthma workplace death. The mother of a worker who died from an asthma attack at a Massachusetts cannabis processing plant in 2022 has brought wrongful …
Read More Sandy Hook Families Offer to Settle Alex Jones’ $1.5 Billion Debt for $85 Million
Sandy Hook families who won nearly $1.5 billion in legal judgments against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Connecticut school shooting a hoax have offered to settle that debt for only pennies on the dollar — at least …
Read More Buffett Gave Tribute to Partner and Friend Munger in Latest Annual Report
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway released a brief statement late Tuesday announcing the death of Vice Chair Charlie Munger but the CEO paid tribute to his long-time partner months ago in the company’s most recent annual report. Under the heading, “Nothing …
Read More Jewish Groups Sue UC Berkeley Over ‘Unchecked’ Antisemitism
The University of California, Berkeley was sued on Tuesday by Jewish groups who said it has become a hotbed of “unchecked” antisemitism, including at its elite law school. According to a complaint by the nonprofit Louis D. Brandeis Center, UC …
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