Trusted Choice®, the consumer branding program for the Big “I” that appears regularly in ads on cable and regular TV, has promoted Kevin Brandt as its next executive director. “Trusted Choice® is excited to announce that Kevin Brandt will succeed Dave Evans as executive director,” says Bob Rusbuldt, Trusted Choice® president. “He is prepared to […]
Argo Group, a sponsor of Faraday Future Dragon Racing, hosted a group of local high school robotics teams from Brooklyn high schools at the Formula E race in Red Hook in July. The high schoolers got to tour the garages, meet the drivers, and Argo Group announced a $10,000 matching donation to their robotics competition teams […]
ShelterPoint Life Insurance Company has created an expert educational panel that will be discussing the impact of New York State’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) mandate on employers, employees, and the business community. The first discussion, titled, “What is Paid Family Leave (PFL)? What does it mean for employers and employees?” took place on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. […]
The Fishlinger Optimism Index™, a measure of public opinion centered on Americans’ optimism about the future, published by the Fishlinger Center for Public Policy Research at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, rose to 69 percent in June—possibly attributable to the stock market’s record performance during the first half of the year. Americans’ optimism, […]
The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net income after taxes drop to $7.7 billion in first-quarter 2017 from $13.4 billion in first-quarter 2016—a 42.2 percent decline—and its overall profitability, as measured by its annualized rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus, fall to 4.4 percent from 7.9 percent, according to ISO, a Verisk […]
Three important pieces of legislation that will help New Yorkers increase their retirement investments, use existing policies to pay for long-term care expenses, and utilize technology to make board decisions passed both the Senate and Assembly and will be sent to the Governor for approval. The three bills were all 2017 legislative priorities for the […]
Clifford Chance has welcomed Alice Kane to its US Insurance practice. Well known in the field for several decades, Ms. Kane advises property and casualty, life, and health insurance clients on a wide range of regulatory and transactional matters. She previously served as the group general counsel at two Fortune 100 insurers, Zurich Insurance Group, […]
MALVERN, Pa.—The Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation is collaborating with The Council of State Governments, or CSG, to provide policymakers with non-advocative, nonpartisan educational programming that examines insurance issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, including the potential shift in liability from drivers to auto and tech companies, which is just one of the issues that policymakers may […]
MALVERN, Pa.— The Institutes CPCU Society, a community of credentialed property-casualty insurance professionals who promote excellence through ethical behavior and continuing education, has announced its newest member benefit, The Institutes CPCU Society Knowledge Center. The Knowledge Center, which officially launched in late 2016, offers CPCU Society members convenient, online access to carefully curated and cutting-edge […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Commercial insurance prices in the U.S. were nearly flat during the first quarter of 2017, according to leading global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson’s (NASDAQ: WLTW) most recent Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). The survey compared prices charged on policies written during the first quarter of 2017 to those charged […]
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