News

East

• Alliant Insurance Services Forms Alliant Mergers & Acquisitions in New York City
• Sentinel Marine Underwriters Hires Chung in New York City, Klein in Baltimore
• New York Finds $1B in Hidden Transfers by Purdue Pharma’s Sackler Family
• Bankrupt Philadelphia Refinery Expects $50M Advanced Insurance Payment

National

• IRS Makes Settlement Offer to Taxpayers Involved in ‘Dirty’ Micro-Captive Insurance
• Startup Agency Zeguro Helps Businesses Manage Cyber Risk and Insurance Premiums
• Amazon Under Scrutiny Over Claims of Unsafe Conditions for Delivery Drivers
• Facing Thousands of Opioid Lawsuits, Purdue Pharma Files for Bankruptcy Protection
• Bill Would Allow Service Members to Sue Military for Medical Malpractice
• Pharmacies, Distributors Say Opioid Case Judge Biased, Seek Removal

International

• Electronic Marketplace AkinovA Donates Data Assets to ACORD for Industry Standards
• RSA Ireland Names Thompson from Insurance Ireland as CEO
• VIBE Syndicate Mgmt Closes Accident & Health, Property Direct & Facultative Units
• Insured Losses for Typhoon Faxai Estimated at US$3B-US$7B: AIR Worldwide
• JBA Risk Management Launches Probabilistic Global Flood Model
• Humberto Strengthens into 3rd Atlantic Hurricane of 2019, Heading to Bermuda
• Reith to Step Down as Group CEO of Neon