INSURANCE NEWS
People Moves: Fred C. Church Names Hart Personal Lines Manager; Ames & Gough Appoints Hilliard
Fred C. Church Insurance Names Hart Vice President, Personal Lines Manager Fred C. Church, headquartered in Lowell, Mass., promoted Kate Hart to vice president, personal lines manager. Hart began her insurance career in 2007 as a sales representative with Liberty …
What to Know About the Proposed U.S. Cyber Trust Mark
With cyber attacks continuing to grow and new risks emerging, The Biden-Harris Administration in July announced a cybersecurity certification and labeling program to help U.S. consumers more easily choose smart devices that are safer and less vulnerable to cyber attacks. …
Shipping Firm Fined $2.25M for Discharging Oily Bilge Off Rhode Island
The owner of a Greek oil tanker has been ordered by a U. S. judge to pay $2.25 million in fines and penalties after discharging oily bilge water into the ocean during a trans-Atlantic voyage and admitting to other environmental …
UK Insurer Aviva Eyes Lloyd’s of London Entry, Posts Above-Forecast H1 Profit
Aviva posted an above-forecast rise in first-half operating profit on Wednesday, helped by strong performance in general and health insurance, and its chief executive said the insurer was interested in entering the Lloyd’s insurance market. The life and general insurer, …
Insurers Fume at Proposal That May Crimp Private Investments
Representatives of the multitrillion-dollar insurance industry are hurling criticism at a proposal that could make it harder to invest in deals sold in fast-growing private markets that offer higher yields but often bring added risks. The proposal by a unit …
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt Moves Toward Second Bankruptcy Filing
Mallinckrodt on Tuesday said it was preparing to seek bankruptcy protection for the second time in three years after struggling to make a required $200 million settlement payment to opioid victims. The drugmaker, one of the largest makers of opioids, …
US Congressman Says Chinese Spies Hacked His Emails
Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon said late on Monday the FBI had warned him that his emails were hacked by Chinese spies, with both personal and campaign messages compromised. Bacon was told that the Chinese Communist Party had access to …
Little League World Series Removes Bunk Beds in Wake of Player’s Head Injury
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Teams that stay in the Williamsport complex for the Little League World Series will continue to sleep in single beds in the wake of last year’s incident where a boy seriously injured his head when he …
Harford Mutual Completes Merger With Workers’ Compensation Writer ClearPath
Maryland-based commercial property/casualty insurer Harford Mutual Insurance Group announced that it has received final approval from the Maryland Insurance Administration of its merger with ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co., a monoline workers’ compensation carrier headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The merger, which …
Insurer Argues Baltimore Not Covered for Employee’s Sexual Abuse of Minors
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. is asking a federal court to declare that it does not have to indemnify Baltimore officials who have been targeted in a class action that was filed after a former city security guard took photos of …
Modeler: Insured Property Losses From Lahaina Fire $3.2B
Catastrophe modeler Karen Clark & Company has issued new estimates showing the insured property losses from the Lahaina Fire in Hawaii to be around $3.2 billion. At least 99 people were killed in Maui’s wildfires, a figure that’s likely to …
Cal/OSHA Issues High Heat Advisory to Employers
Cal/OSHA is advising all employers to protect workers from heat illness as high temperatures are forecast throughout the state. The National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings for some areas through 17. Some of the highest temperatures forecast include: Imperial …