INSURANCE NEWS
Reuters: After Multi-Billion U.S. Fund Collapse, Allianz Shifts Investment Strategy
For years, Allianz, one of the world’s biggest investors, piled billions into property, wind farms and even London’s sewage system, but now it is moving to shun such “alternative” investments for plain vanilla bonds, people with knowledge of the matter …
Indian Insurtech Startup InsuranceDekho Raises $150 Million to Grow SME Business
Indian fintech startup InsuranceDekho raised $150 million from a clutch of investors led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, an unusually large investment round that will help it target an under-served domestic market. TVS Capital Funds co-led the equity and debt …
AIG, Stone Capital to Form Independent MGA for High Net Worth Business
Following through on intentions to move its high net worth business to nonadmitted paper—and some to other capital providers—American International Group entered into a binding memorandum of understanding with Stone Point Capital LLC to form an independent managing general agency. …
Actions vs. Talk: Is the Insurance Industry Coming Through on DEI Commitments?
Though the last five years have included events – specifically the murder of George Floyd – that prompted many company leaders to make commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), respondents of a recent survey tell a story of a …
Tennessee Names Wiedeman Head of Captive Insurance Section
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance has named Mark Wiedeman, a Utah native, as director of the department’s captive insurance section. Wiedeman, a graduate of Brigham Young University, joined the Utah Insurance Department in 2012 as an auditor, then …
Wild Ducks Found Dead in Maine Test Positive for Bird Flu
Wildlife authorities in Maine said six wild ducks found dead in a stream in Winthrop have tested positive for bird flu. The hooded mergansers were found dead in Mill Stream and tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza, the …
Mars Wrigley Candy Factory Fined Over Workers’ Falls Into Vat of Chocolate
Federal workplace safety authorities have fined a central Pennsylvania confectionary factory more than $14,500 following an accident last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Mars Wrigley in the …
Ex-Dallas Cowboys Star Files Lawsuit Seeking $100M After Misconduct Claim
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) – Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin has filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages, claiming he was falsely accused of misconduct by a female employee at a …
Faulty Weld Led to Kansas Oil Spill; Cleanup Costs at $480M
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek, the pipeline’s operator said last Thursday, estimating the …
Risk Strategies Acquires Long Island’s Bullen Group, High-Net Worth Specialist
National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies reports it has acquired Long Island, New York-based Bullen Insurance Group, a national specialist focused on high-net-worth families, individuals and their businesses. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bullen operates five offices in …
Alcon to Pay Johnson & Johnson $199M to Settle Eye-Laser Cases
Alcon Vision will pay Johnson & Johnson’s Surgical Vision Inc $199 million to settle legal battles over intellectual property related to the companies’ laser eye-surgery devices, Alcon said in a press release on Sunday. Alcon said the one-time payment would …
Lawsuit Seeks Medical Testing After Toxic Train Derailment in Ohio
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Residents who filed a federal lawsuit in the fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals along the Ohio-Pennsylvania line are seeking to force Norfolk Southern to set up health monitoring for residents in both …