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StrategicClaim, a Software/Services Company Focused on Claims, Expands With an Acquisition
StrategicClaim, a P/C software and services company focused on claims, has made an acquisition. The Burlington, Mass. operation, which provides first notice and resolution services and software to ...
After Derailment Spills 230,000 Gallons of Oil in Iowa, BNSF Railway Pursues Service Restoration
BNSF Railway Co on Monday said it could resume service Tuesday on a stretch of northwestern Iowa track damaged when a train left the track and crude oil spilled from derailed cars. The crude oil ...
Easy Post-Brexit Market Access Not Likely for UK Insurers, Bankers
The European Union's default market access for foreign financial firms will not be eased for Britain after Brexit and improvements to the equivalence regime will apply to all third countries, an EU ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin, Willis Towers Watson and American Modern
XL Catlin has expanded its specialty aviation insurance to Mexico. Willis Towers Watson unveiled the latest version of its loss-reserving software known as ResQ. American Modern plans to offer a ...
Climate Change Lawsuits Against 5 Oil Companies Dismissed by U.S. Court
A California federal court dismissed climate change lawsuits against five oil companies by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, saying the complaints required foreign and domestic policy ...
Swiss Re, XL Catlin Vet Miller Joins AIG’s North America Property Team
A veteran Swiss Re and XL Catlin executive joined American International Group to help run an arm of the insurer's General Insurance division. Jamie Miller is AIG's new North America Property chief ...
Sirius Plans to Access Public Markets Though Easterly M&A Deal
Sirius International Insurance Group is hitting the public markets in a bid to raise capital, pursue acquisitions and grow. "Access to the public equity markets will facilitate and accelerate our ...
Backup Driver Distracted In Fatal Autonomous Uber Crash; Streaming Hulu
The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show "The Voice" on her phone and looking downward just before fatally striking a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix, ...