Brazil’s Vale CEO Says Dam Tragedies Were Wake Up Call on Safety, Green Policies
After two deadly dam disasters that made Vale SA a pariah of the global green movement, Brazil’s largest mining…
In Case of Child’s Cancer, Bayer Wins First Roundup Jury Verdict
Bayer AG won its first trial over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer after a California jury found that…
DOXA Insurance Holdings Acquires AGIA in California
AGIA Inc. in Carpinteria, Calif., and its sister company Worldwide Rescue and Security, Inc. have been acquired by DOXA…
Ed Bermuda Names Marsh’s Juul as Head of Casualty; Mosaic Hires Jones From Liberty Specialty Markets; BHSI Promotes 2 for UK & Europe
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Ed Bermuda, Mosaic Insurance and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI).…
Swiss Re Estimates Hurricane Ida Could Cost Insurers $30 Billion
On an industry level, Swiss Re now estimates that total insured market losses from Hurricane Ida to be in…
Management Changes at Safety National Re; Westfield Specialty’s New Underwriting Execs; UFG Searches for New CFO
Safety National Re Revamps Management Team Safety National Re, a division of Safety National Casualty Corp., made changes to…
Louisiana Auto Insurance Least Affordable in Nation
Louisiana has the least affordable auto insurance in the United States according to a recently published affordability index by…
Neptune Flood Acquires Parametric Earthquake Insurance Broker Jumpstart
Digital flood insurance provider Neptune Flood has acquired Jumpstart Insurance Solutions, a parametric insurtech broker that offers parametric earthquake…
Rates to Rise for Millions of Homeowners Under National Flood Insurance Program
The federal government Friday rolled out a flood-insurance program revamped to reflect worsening climate change, a program that will…
Activist Investors Starboard Value, Elliott Management Take Stakes in Willis: WSJ Report
Activist investors Starboard Value LP and Elliott Management Corp have taken stakes in insurance broker Willis Towers Watson PLC,…