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West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has appointed Michael D. Riley acting insurance commissioner of the state Offices of the Insurance Commission.

Ming Lee, president & chief executive officer of catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide says he doesn’t understand “what all the fuss is about” when it comes to recent debates concerning hurricane model revisions.

Contrary to perception, severity does not appear to be having much of an effect on directors and officers insurance pricing, according to an analysis from insurance broker Aon.