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FSRA settles enforcement action against MIC Financial and Roberto Gabriel Mammone
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (450+ words) The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has imposed administrative penalties on S. O. R. A Real Estate & Insurance Ltd. , operating as MIC Financial, totaling $150, 000, and a further $10, 000 penalty on Roberto Gabriel Mammone, following a settlement with the regulator. Mammone was found…...
FIFA World Cup referee also runs insurance advisory business
36+ min ago (252+ words) According to Transfermarkt data cited during the tournament, he has overseen 344 matches and shown 1, 733 yellow cards - an average of just over five per game, making him one of the stricter officials on the FIFA list. Running an insurance advisory business…...
Report: Rare Declaration of Independence copy found in UK National Archives
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (122+ words) A rare early printing of the US Declaration of Independence has been discovered in Britain's National Archives, one of only 11 known surviving copies of its kind and the only one identified outside the United States, according to a report from…...
Insurance moves: Lockton, Mc Larens, DAC Beachcroft, Marsh
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (774+ words) Insurance Business Insurance moves: Lockton, Mc Larens, DAC Beachcroft, Marsh New leaders take charge across Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong Several insurance carriers, brokers, and insurance-focused law firms have named new leaders in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. Lockton adds…...
Pub licensing U-turn raises fresh insurance questions for operators
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (616+ words) A government U-turn allowing pubs and bars across England and Wales to trade until 5am on Monday has handed the hospitality sector an eleventh-hour commercial boost, but left brokers rushing to clarify cover and operators weighing whether they can safely open…...
APRA reshapes leadership as prudential reforms gather pace
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (372+ words) Insurance Business APRA reshapes leadership as prudential reforms gather pace Two deputy chair appointments coincide with a new phase of insurance supervision The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is adding a second deputy chair for the first time, with the federal…...
Abbey Autoline manager wins CII's Rutter Medal for Fellowship
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (450+ words) Insurance Business Abbey Autoline manager wins CII's Rutter Medal for Fellowship The award lands as the UK insurance sector grapples with a growing shortage of qualified talent James O'Hara (pictured), a chartered insurance broker and senior manager at Abbey Autoline,…...
Gallagher Re taps Price Forbes hire to lead Dubai fac team
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (446+ words) Gallagher Re has appointed Shreyaa Vohra (pictured) as executive director to lead its facultative reinsurance team in Dubai. The move comes weeks after rival broker Price Forbes hired two senior Gallagher Re facultative executives in the same market. Vohra joins…...
Sandbox Mutual Insurance names five Communities At Play grant recipients
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (289+ words) Sandbox Mutual Insurance has announced the five recipients of this year's Communities At Play program, each receiving $25, 000 toward their playground projects. This year's five recipients are "cole Jasper Elementary School in Jasper, Alberta; Maude Burke Elementary School in Melfort, Saskatchewan;…...
IBC issues guidance for Ottawa residents following Canada Day storm
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (484+ words) The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has issued insurance guidance for Ottawa-area residents after severe thunderstorms and record rainfall on Canada Day caused widespread flooding, power outages, and property damage across the region. Ottawa's international airport weather station recorded 118 millimetres…...