Eleven high school students in Syracuse, New York, have turned themselves in to police after an alleged hazing incident involving the lacrosse team. The local district attorney threatened criminal charges against them for kidnapping one of the alleged victims.
Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS AG has added market sums insured for the peril of severe convective storm (SCS) in Europe, Japan, and New Zealand to its 2025 Industry Exposure Database (IED), citing growing demand from re/insurers following multi-billion-dollar loss events in Germany, France, and Italy in recent years. For those unaware, the IED…
Bermuda-based global specialty insurer Ascot Group has announced the appointment of Edel Chatterton as Chief Financial Officer, Ascot U.K. and Ascot Underwriting Limited (AUL). In this role, Chatterton will oversee Ascot U.K.’s finance organisation and capital strategy, including financial planning and analysis, tax, and treasury functions. She brings 20 years of industry experience, having held…
Drug makers sometimes offer copay coupons to lower consumers’ out-of-pocket costs for their brand-name prescriptions, though how private health plans treat those coupons can substantially limit their value to consumers. This issue brief provides an overview of such copay adjustment programs, stakeholder arguments for and against their use, their prevalence, and federal and state efforts…
KBRA, a US-based credit rating agency, notes that while the US insurance industry has historically been resilient in the face of economic uncertainty, ongoing tariff disputes and broader trade tensions are now presenting a more complex and layered set of credit challenges. These pressures are being felt most acutely in the property and casualty (P&C)…
Howden is to acquire Barnett Waddingham, representing a new, exciting chapter in our 35-year journey.
As Trump leaves China alone in facing high U.S. tariffs, Beijing says “the door to talks is open,” but dialogue must come with “mutual respect.”
The UK is reshaping its insurance regulations post-Brexit with Solvency UK. Discover what this means for insurers and market competitiveness.
In Stone Mountain, Georgia, the shadow of the state’s Confederate history casts a wide shadow — literally. It’s home to the country’s largest Confederate monument, with Confederate President Jefferson Davis and generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson carved on the mountainside. Skyler Henry reports on a renewed effort to shine more light on…
We worked with Edinburgh Academy to implement a sustainable pension solution. The result? A stronger, more secure future for the school.