Archive for August 2016

By Stephanie K. Jones Mobile homes will fill front yards across southern Louisiana again, just like after Hurricane Katrina, as federal authorities bring in temporary housing for thousands of people displaced by catastrophic flooding. These houses, though, will be on blocks and strapped down … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones Hundreds of University of Texas students waved sex toys at a campus rally during the first day of classes, protesting a new state law that allows concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms. Organizers said the sex toys were … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrew G. Simpson “Who broke Grandma’s favorite vase?” As you listen to a chorus of “I don’t know” and “Not me,” how will you determine the culprit? Conventional wisdom says, divide and conquer, but what does scientific research show us about questioning a … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By L.S. Howard Big financial groups in London are losing faith in a quick fix to get access to the European Union after Britain leaves the bloc and are instead drawing up contingency plans to avoid becoming hostage to Brussels politics. In the … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrew G. Simpson Everest Re Group Ltd. has finalized the sale of its U.S. crop managing general agent, Heartland Crop Insurance Inc., to CGB Diversified Services, Inc. for $49 million. In conjunction with the sale, Everest has entered into a strategic long term … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Crystal & Co., a New York based strategic risk and insurance advisor, has hired Jenifer Ackley as a director responsible for addressing clients’ risk management, insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting needs. Ackley brings more than 15 years of insurance … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrew G. Simpson Ajit Jain, one of Warren Buffett’s top managers at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has a message for the staff that he oversees at Gen Re: It’s time for their business to get much leaner and less bureaucratic. After taking charge of … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones Wholesale broker and managing general agent, M. J. Kelly Company-Texas, has added Vicky Fonseca as marketing representative in Fort Worth. The company also announced the retirement of Robert Grace. Fonseca is an insurance industry veteran who will assist producers in … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Andrew G. Simpson Generali Global Assistance has named Julie Jamsa as vice president, Service Delivery, for the company’s Identity and Digital Protection Services Global unit. GGA recently launched Iris OnWatch, an identity protection platform that provides prevention, monitoring, alerts and resolution. Jamsa will … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal