Commercial Lines
Integro Appoints New U.S. Leadership in Boston, New York
Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro appointed Ruth Kilduff as chairman and Anne Anderson as president of Integro USA. Both Kilduff and Anderson are Integro veterans. Kilduff leads ...
Insured Losses From Hurricane Arthur Will Not Exceed $250M: RMS
Insured losses from Hurricane Arthur—the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. since 2012's Hurricane Sandy—will not exceed $250 million from wind and coastal flooding, according to ...
Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash Insurance May Pose Quandary
Insurance on the Malaysian airliner brought down over Ukraine is likely to pay out relatively quickly if the cause of the crash is determined, but observers say settling insurance for the loss of 298 ...
Allianz Leads Reinsurance on $97.3M Jet Downed in Ukraine Crash
Allianz SE is the lead hull and liability reinsurer on a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that was shot down over eastern Ukraine. The aircraft's value is about $97.3 million, London-based insurance ...
Senate Overwhelmingly Approves TRIA Renewal Bill
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill that would renew the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, even as the House struggles to schedule a floor vote for its version before the August ...
AIR Worldwide Updates U.S. Severe Thunderstorm Model, Unveils Crop Hail Model
Catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide has updated its Severe Thunderstorm Model for the United States, including significant enhancements to all three model components: hazard, engineering and ...
USGS: 16 States At Particular Risk For Damaging Earthquakes
As many as 16 states are at high risk of damaging earthquakes, but 42 in all are vulnerable to some degree, the U.S. Geological Survey has concluded in an update of its seismic hazard maps. Alaska, ...
EEOC Toughens Protections for Pregnant Workers
For the first time in 30 years, the federal government is issuing new guidelines designed to protect pregnant workers from on-the-job discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...