Global property and casualty (P&C) insurer Chubb has appointed Amelie Fava-Verde to the newly created role of Senior Vice President of North America Chubb Resilience Services. In her new role, Fava-Verde’s remit includes building and leading a team focused on the development and delivery of resilience and recovery services. This position aims to expand Chubb’s […]
Swiss Re, a global reinsurer, has introduced an upgrade to its Life Guide underwriting manual, specifically enhancing the coronary artery disease (CAD) calculator. This advanced tool is now available to more than 25,000 Life Guide users across 800 companies in 100 countries. The enhanced CAD calculator is designed to simplify the underwriting process, enabling underwriters […]
Reinsurers operating in Latin America are continuing to benefit from the region’s GDP growth, however, according to ratings agency AM Best, the impact of 2023’s Hurricane Otis “highlights the need for additional capacity.” In October, Otis made landfall near Acapulco, Mexico as a category-5 hurricane, and went on to become the strongest hurricane on record […]
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett’s global re/insurance company has named Kiran Prakash as the Head of First Party Lines, overseeing energy, construction, and general property in Asia, and promoted Jessie Yuen to Head of Energy, Asia. Yuen succeeds Min Ong, who has relocated to London to serve as […]
This report examines the share of doctors participating in the provider networks of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) offered in the individual market in the federal and state Marketplaces in 2021, and how network breadth affected costs for enrollees.
A KFF analysis of physician networks in the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace plans finds wide variations in the share of local practicing physicians who participate, with the least costly plans generally having a smaller share of physicians than more expensive plans. The analysis examines the breadth of physician networks listed in Marketplace plan directories in…More
The couple first confirmed the pregnancy back in May.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends campaign and backs Trump; Girl gets to keep money raised for mom’s headstone after one is installed for free
Lana Zak reports on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspending his presidential campaign, the Justice Department suing a real estate software platform for allegedly violating antitrust laws, and why some studies are linking eating meat to a higher risk for Type 2 diabetes.
Two Arizona women, ages 72 and 82, were found dead in an overturned, bullet-ridden Nissan Pathfinder in the state of Sonora, Mexican officials said.
