Aon Benfield tool models Canadian flooding risks

Aon Benfield Group Ltd. on Monday launched a probabilistic flood model for Canada. Read more »

Apple’s trademark award vs. Samsung partially overturned

(Reuters) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday reversed part of a $930 million verdict that Apple Inc. won in 2012 against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., saying the iPhone maker's trademark-related appearance... Read more »

Brown & Brown chairman awarded Freedom of the City of London

The life of J. Hyatt Brown — chairman of Daytona Beach, Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. Read more »

Insurers in Nepal receive 12,000 earthquake claims

Nepal's Insurance Board has said that insurers in the country have received over 12,000 claims since the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the country on April 25, reported E Kantipur. Read more »

Insurers interested in contributing to India’s nuclear insurance pool: GIC Re

General Insurance Corp. of India has said that 6 billion Indian rupees ($94.5 million) is now required to operationalize the country's nuclear insurance pool, The New Indian Express reported citing the Press... Read more »

Cyber attack hits German Parliament

The Bundestag, the lower house of the German Parliament, has been hit by a cyber attack, reports Deutsche Welle citing Spiegel Online. Read more »

U.K. insurers likely to be among first to raise new-style Tier 1 debt

The U.K. Prudential Regulatory Authority recently put in place requirements for capital instruments to be classified as capital, Reuters reported. Read more »

Insurers say sector adequately or over-capitalized

Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. has said in a report that global insurers and reinsurers feel that the industry is adequately or over-capitalized, reported Artemis.bm. Read more »

First responders, employee definition top workers comp legislation

ORLANDO, Fla. — A large number of workers compensation bills proposed during the first quarter of 2015 involve first responders and the definition of an employee, speakers said at the National Council... Read more »

Labor Department fines DuPont over gas leak deaths

The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday said a DuPont facility in Texas could have prevented the deaths of four workers last year if the company had taken proper safety precautions. Read more »