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Employer, Workers’ Comp Insurer, Survivor Join Baltimore Bridge Collapse Litigation

Oct 2 2024 // The road construction firm that employed six workers who were killed and another who was seriously injured in the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, along with its workers’ compensation carrier, have filed...

Cargo Carriers Fear Port Strike Will Paralyze Half of US Trade

Sep 30 2024 // The world’s top container carrier is urging customers to move US cargo through East and Gulf Coast ports before the planned start on Tuesday of a dockworker strike that threatens to paralyze as much as half the...

Markets/Coverages: Guernsey Insurer Paratus to Offer Renewable Power Insurance

Sep 27 2024 // Paratus Holdings Ltd., the Guernsey-based re/insurance group, announced that Paratus Renewables Insurance Ltd. has been granted regulatory approval by the Guernsey Financial Services Authority (GFSC) to provide insurance...

India Insurer Star Health Sues Telegram After Hacker Uses App’s Chatbots to Leak Data

Sep 26 2024 // Top Indian insurer Star Health has sued Telegram and a self-styled hacker after Reuters reported that the hacker was using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of policyholders.The...

Central European Insurers’ Financial Strength to Remain Solid Despite Severe Floods

Sep 25 2024 // The heavy rains and severe floods of Storm Boris, which inundated Central and Eastern Europe during the second week in September, will be the most severe flood event in about a decade, carrying an insurance price tag of an...

US Court Declines to Dismiss Mandarin Hotel COVID-19 Claim Against Insurers

Sep 25 2024 // Insurers have failed to win dismissal of a federal COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit against them by the luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental.Judge John P. Cronan of U.S District Court in New York found that...

Mutually Beneficial: How One Midwest Mutual Insurer Recovered From Financial Storms

Sep 24 2024 // When Iowa mutual GuideOne Insurance began assessing ways to add an infusion of capital to strengthen its balance sheet, the company went to the usual places a mutual of its size might turn to for financial...

Lloyd’s Syndicate Firm Launches Professional Liability Insurer, Based in Charlotte

Sep 23 2024 // Beat Capital Partners, a London-based incubator of underwriting franchises and subsidiary of Ambac Financial Group, said it has launched a professional liability insurance company, based in Charlotte. ProRise Insurance...

Couple Accused of Using Theater Group’s Credit Card Settles With Insurer

Sep 23 2024 // A Connecticut couple who previously lived in Tampa, Florida, has agreed to settle a subrogation lawsuit brought by Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., which accused the couple of using a nonprofit theater group’s...

Insurers End ‘Cats’ Fight

Sep 20 2024 // Two insurers have settled their dispute over coverage involving a touring company for the musical “Cats” and an employee who was seriously injured on the set at a Providence theater in 2019.The Providence...

Mutual Insurers Chase Rate Adequacy, Financial Strength Remains Strong: AM Best

Sep 20 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty mutual segment has leaned on investment income to maintain strong overall financial performance and grow surplus in the face of underwriting volatility and severe weather-related activity,...

Japan’s Non-Life Insurers Must Cut Cross-Shareholdings to Zero, Industry Group Says

Sep 19 2024 // A trade group representing Japan’s biggest non-life insurers said on Thursday that its member firms should set a clear deadline to cut their strategic holdings of listed client shares to zero. The General Insurance...

Russian Insurers Play Growing Role in Facilitating Oil Exports to Top Buyer India

Sep 18 2024 // Russian insurers are playing a growing role facilitating the country’s oil shipments to India, its biggest buyer, data obtained from trade and shipping sources shows, helping to protect Moscow’s export revenue...

Insurers Say Dark Fleet Oil Tankers Pose a Major Claims Risk

Sep 18 2024 // Marine insurance markets face significant risk from the growth of a shadow fleet of ships hauling oil from sanctioned producers like Russian and Iran, an industry group said.The opaque nature of the ownership of those...

A Fresh Take on Commission: Envisioning a System That Supports the Agent, Carrier and Consumer

Sep 16 2024 // I confess that for a guy who has made his living largely on commissions for decades, I don’t like the concept. It’s not that I don’t like getting paid — I do — but I find the commission system...

Swiss Insurer Baloise Eyes Changes in Board of Directors, Chairman Says

Sep 13 2024 // Swiss insurer Baloise is considering changes in its board of directors, Chairman Thomas von Planta said on Thursday after the company revealed plans to boost returns to shareholders.“We want to strengthen the...

Sentry Buys Nonstandard Auto Insurer The General From American Family for $1.7B

Sep 12 2024 // Sentry Insurance said it is buying nonstandard auto insurer The General from American Family Insurance for about $1.7 billion to mark the largest acquisition in the company’s 120-year history.Sentry will pay $1.1...

Swiss Insurer Baloise Targets Higher Returns for Shareholders After Cevian Move

Sep 12 2024 // Swiss insurer Baloise said on Thursday it plans to boost return on equity and will consider share buybacks after activist-investor Cevian Capital this week revealed it held more than 9% of the company’s stock,...

Finland’s Sampo Secures Deal for Danish Insurer Topdanmark

Sep 11 2024 // Finland’s Sampo Oyj succeeded in pushing through an offer for Topdanmark A/S in its second attempt to gain control of the Danish insurer.The Finnish insurance company raised its holding in Topdanmark to about 92.6%...

Moody’s: Insurers and Asset Managers Bolstering Cyber Defenses

Sep 10 2024 // Insurers and asset managers worldwide continue to focus on cybersecurity amid growing risks, according to findings from a Moody’s Ratings survey that polled 110 companies operating across both...