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Copart Releases New Mobile App for Online Vehicle Auctions

Copart, a global online vehicle auction company, announced the recent launch of its newest version of Copart Mobile, a mobile application where buyers have the opportunity to attend Copart’s patented live auctions and bid from anywhere, anytime from any iOS …

XL Launches Yacht Coverage

To help yachts weather fair and foul seas, XL Group’s North America Marine insurance business unveiled ShipShape, a suite of recreational marine coverages tailored to the particular needs of yacht owners. “XL Group provides insurance for large marine risks across …

New York Insurance Firm to Move Headquarters to Connecticut

The Navigators Group, a specialty insurance holding company, confirmed Friday it plans to move its corporate headquarters from New York to Stamford, promising to add 200 jobs in Connecticut within the next five years. The publicly traded firm is the …

Peak Re Licenses AIR Worldwide Catastrophe Modeling Systems

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) announced that Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd. (Peak Re), a reinsurer headquartered in Hong Kong focusing primarily on the Asia-Pacific market, has selected AIR’s catastrophe modeling solutions to manage its catastrophe risk. “Catastrophes are a …

Rimkus Opens Utah Office

Rimkus Consulting Group, a leader in forensic engineering consulting services, has announced the opening of a new office in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 1, 2013. This new office is led by Rimkus District Manager Christopher R. Grubbs, P.E. …

Southport Lane Acquires Dallas National Insurance Company

Southport Lane, a New York-based private equity firm, completed its previously announced acquisition of Dallas National Insurance Company, a Texas-based property and casualty insurer specializing in general liability and workers’ compensation. Under the terms of the transaction, Southport Lane will …

Enservio Announces New Online Contents Valuation Tool to Speed Claims

Enservio, a national provider of software and services to property insurers, announced the launch of ContentsExpress, a secure online contents valuation tool for insurance carriers and adjusters used to accelerate the contents claims process for property insurance claims. “Using ContentsExpress …

Gonzales Named to Flood Post in Louisiana

Michelle Gonzales has been named director of floodplain management and hazard mitigation for Jefferson Parish, La. The appointment was made by parish President John Young. Gonzales previously served as a hazard mitigation liaison in the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security …

MetLife to Move 2,600 Jobs to North Carolina From Northeast and California

Insurance giant MetLife Inc. said Thursday it will move 2,600 jobs from offices in four Northeast states and California to lower-cost locations in two North Carolina cities, while also getting tax breaks and other incentives that could reach $100 million. …

IPISC Launches Latest Intellectual Property Insurance Product

Intellectual Property Insurance Services Corporation (IPISC) has launched its latest IP insurance product, InventPro Abatement Insurance, an affordable IP insurance starter plan, designed specifically to help inventors and small companies enforce their IP rights and to protect their innovations from …