Insurance
Insured Losses from Winter Storm Ciarán Range From €800M to €1.3B: Verisk
Industry insured losses due to wind from Winter Storm Ciarán (also named Emir by the Free University of Berlin) will range between €800 million and €1.3 billion ($855.2 million and $1.4 billion), with the majority of the losses expected in …
Read More Peace Corps to Pay $750,000 in Settlement to Family of Illinois Woman Who Died After Misdiagnosis in East Africa
The Peace Corps has agreed to pay $750,000 to the family of a 24-year-old volunteer from Illinois who died in 2018 in East Africa after the agency’s doctors misdiagnosed a case of malaria, a law firm announced Tuesday. Bernice Heiderman …
Read More UN Chief Says It Will Be Difficult to Revive Black Sea Grain Deal
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Reuters NEXT on Wednesday that it will be difficult to revive a landmark deal that allowed the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Russia quit in July over complaints about its own …
Read More Lawsuit Claims Victims of Sexual Abuse and Rape at Shuttered Arkansas Facility
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Eight former residents of a youth treatment center that was run by an Arkansas man whose bribery conviction was commuted by former President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit claiming they were victims of “systematic …
Read More Insurers Are Still Backing Oil and Gas Industry Despite Rising Climate Threat: Report
Insurers are continuing to provide cover for increased oil and gas production even as they face large losses fueled by climate change, according to a new report. About 80% of the insurance market and 53% of the reinsurance market don’t …
Read More Ping An Loses $3.1 Billion in Value on Country Garden Buy Report
A report that Chinese authorities asked Ping An Insurance Group Co. to rescue Country Garden Holdings Co. sent the insurer’s stock sliding, wiping out $3.1 billion from its valuation. Distressed developer Country Garden, on the other hand, jumped 12% to …
Read More Two-Thirds of North America Could Face Power Shortages This Winter
More than half of the U.S. and parts of Canada, home to around 180 million people, could fall short of electricity during extreme cold again this winter due to lacking natural gas infrastructure, the North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) …
Read More NTSB Chair: Near-Miss Aviation Incidents ‘Clear Warning Sign’
An increase in serious near-miss aviation incidents is a “clear warning sign that the U.S. aviation system is sharply strained,” National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy will tell a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday. Homendy, who will testify …
Read More AM Best Outlook of US E&S Market Revised to ‘Positive’
Insurance industry rating agency AM Best has upped its view of the excess and surplus market as it continues to absorb business from the admitted market. AM Best on Monday changed its U.S. E&S outlook from “stable” to “positive,” considering …
Read More Fed Judges Ask Florida Supreme Court to Decide if Insurers Can Sue Auto-Glass Shops
The Florida Legislature earlier this year struck a mighty blow for auto insurers in their years-long fight against windshield repair shops, ending assignment-of-benefits and the practice of offering gifts to insureds. Now, the Florida Supreme Court could soon decide another …
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