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Patriot Growth Insurance Services Adds 2 Florida Agencies
Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC, a nationwide insurance agency, has added two Florida-based independent agencies, Arison Insurance Services, and Ference Insurance (FIA), to the Patriot platform. Arison and FIA each provide a variety of individual and Medicare-related health insurance products …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 7:24 AM |
Atlanta-Based Crawford & Company Taps Kottler as U.S. President of Global Technical Services
Crawford & Company, a publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing options to carriers, brokers and corporates, has appointed Paul Kottler as president of Global Technical Services (GTS) U.S. Effective July 8, Kottler assumed the role following the …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 6:59 AM |
Canadian Insurtech MGA Foxquilt Raises Seed Funding to Develop Small-Biz Platform
A Canadian insurtech focused on small business insurance said it raised $3.5 million in seed financing. Foxquilt, a Toronto-based MGA startup, said the funding will help it become a full-service insurance provider with a self-serve platform. This will enable customers …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 6:30 AM |
Kovrr Develops Open Framework for Measuring Catastrophic Cyber Risk
Kovrr, a cyber risk modeling company, announced it has developed an easy-to-use open framework to measure and understand catastrophic cyber risk exposure. The CRA-Zones™ framework defines the minimal elements needed to provide a view of cyber risk aggregations, allows for …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 6:15 AM |
AXA Investment Managers Sets 33% Gender Diversity Target on Company Boards
AXA Investment Managers will set a 33% target for gender diversity on listed company boards in developed markets and may vote against companies which fail to meet this mark. The asset management unit of French insurer AXA said on Wednesday …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 6:00 AM |
Biggest Uncertainty for UK Insurers Remains Around Business Interruption Claims: BoE
The biggest uncertainty now facing insurers is whether they will have to pay for a raft of business interruption claims, the Bank of England said, as a court prepares to rule on whether existing policies cover big losses caused by …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 5:30 AM |
Supreme Court Supports Employers’ Religious Rights in Contraception, Teacher Employment
religious exempThe U.S. Supreme Court struck two blows for religious rights, including a decision that upholds Trump administration rules giving employers a broad right to refuse to offer birth control through their health plans. The justices also gave religious organizations …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 5:00 AM |
Litigation Funding Firm’s Profit Outlook Brightens on Coronavirus Disputes
Analysts have rapidly lifted their earnings forecasts for a global litigation financier on expectations that the pandemic could spark more legal disputes. Forward consensus earnings estimates for Sydney-listed Omni Bridgeway Ltd. have more than doubled since the start of the …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 5:00 AM |
Coronavirus Business Interruption Claimants Lay Out Federal Plan to Reimburse Insurers
A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow insurers to voluntarily pay certain COVID-related business interruption claims and get reimbursed by the federal government, but insurance groups have rejected the idea. Although the text of H.R. 7412, the …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 5:00 AM |
USG Names Aubry Commercial Lines Producer in Arizona
USG Insurance Services Inc. has named Amanda Aubry as a producer/broker in commercial lines in the Scottsdale, Ariz., office. Aubry has 18 years of insurance industry experience. She was previously a senior underwriter at Chubb. She was with Risk Placement …
POSTED JULY 09, 2020 5:00 AM |
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