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Executives On The Move at AXIS, Great American and Crawford & Co.
AXIS Capital Holdings is hiring a former XL Catlin executive in an international leadership role. Great American Insurance Group promoted an executive to lead its Property & Inland Marine ...
The Latest Launches From Farmers, ISO/Verisk and More
Farmers Insurance is expanding into more states with a billing product designed to make the workers compensation coverage process easier for small businesses. ISO launched an interactive dashboard ...
Cat Bond Issuance Hit $2.3B in Q1 as Market Habits Shifted: PCS
Catastrophe bond issuance reached $2.3 billion in the 2017 first quarter, a record level that landed slightly higher than the same period a year ago, the Property Claims Services Unit of Verisk ...
Congress Passes Bill to Boost National Weather Service Forecast, Storm Warning Research
The National Weather Service would have to boost research – including some from private companies – to improve forecasts and storm warnings under a bill headed to President Donald trump's desk. ...
ISO Will Help Collect Insurance Terrorism Data for Federal Coverage Program
ISO will collect, aggregate and help analyze terrorism data for the U.S. Department of the Treasury that, starting this year, will be required from insurers participating in the federal Terrorism ...
2017 Atlantic Hurricane Prediction: A Slightly Below-Average Season
Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting a slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2017, citing the potential development of El Niño as well as recent anomalous ...
Twitter Drops Lawsuit After U.S. Govt. Withdraws Quest to I.D. Trump Critic
Twitter Inc on Friday dropped a lawsuit it filed the previous day against the U.S. Homeland Security Department, saying the government had withdrawn a summons for records about who was behind an ...
Insurance Insiders Voice Optimism About Trump’s Tax, Regulatory Positions
Less than 100 days into the U.S. Presidency of Donald Trump, the ultimate shape of regulatory and tax reform remains very much in question. P/C insurance trade associations have expressed hope that ...