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XL Catlin Adds Employment Practices Liability Option for Design Professionals
XL Catlin said it is adding an employment practices liability option to its professional liability insurance product for architects, engineers and other U.S. design professionals or businesses. The ...
Executives On The Move at Starr Companies, Lemonade and RMS
Starr Companies made a new executive appointment in Seattle. Startup Lemonade hired a chief compliance officer/general counsel. Catastrophe modeling firm RMS brought on a new executive from AXIS ...
Internet-Connected Appliances, Outdated Systems Vulnerable to Russia Cyber Attacks: UK Spy Chief Warns
Businesses and homes are increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks as people install Internet-connected appliances and companies rely on outdated systems, U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip ...
Wells Fargo Will Pay $50M to Settle Suit Over Homeowners Fees
Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a racketeering lawsuit accusing it of overcharging hundreds of thousands of homeowners for appraisals ordered after they defaulted on ...
Measuring Casualty Cat Risk: What Underwriters and Actuaries Miss and Why
Last month, I was invited to speak at the Casualty Actuarial Society Loss Reserving Seminar in Chicago, where I had the opportunity to challenge the existing techniques designed to measure ...
Tokio Marine America Now Offering Hull, Liability Cover in Ocean Marine Offering
Tokio Marine America is expanding its ocean marine offering to include hull and liability insurance. Plans call for doing this by partnering with Continental Underwriters, a managing general agency ...
Hundreds of Italy Quake Aftershocks Expected; Coverage Gaps Possible
With central Italy reeling from yet another earthquake that hit on Oct. 30, and bracing for many aftershocks to come, AIR Worldwide cautions that there may be gaps there in earthquake insurance ...
Global Warming Could Turn Southern Spain Into Desert: Study
Southern Spain will become desert and deciduous forests will vanish from much of the Mediterranean basin unless global warming is reined in sharply, according to a study released Thursday. ...