Insurance
Insure Louisiana Incentive Program Opens 2nd Round of Applications
The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced Monday that the second 30-day application period for insurance companies to apply for Insure Louisiana Incentive Program funding is open through May 25. Insurance companies can apply at ldi.la.gov/insurela. Eight companies are already …
Read More Credit Suisse Bondholders Who Lost $1.7B in UBS Deal File Lawsuits
Hundreds more Credit Suisse Group AG bondholders sued Switzerland’s banking regulator after their securities valued at about $1.7 billion were wiped out during the lender’s government-brokered takeover by UBS Group AG. Law firm Pallas Partners, which filed the suit in …
Read More Wait ‘Til Next Year: Auto Profit Unlikely to Return in 2023: S&P
In spite of continued actions to raise prices of coverage, auto loss cost continue to climb and profits will continue to elude personal auto insurers—probably until 2024, analysts at Standard & Poor’s said. John Iten, senior analyst and P/C sector …
Read More Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Over SpaceX Launch License
Conservation groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, challenging its approval of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in South Texas without requiring greater environmental study. The lawsuit comes 11 days …
Read More Survey: Economic and Cyber Risks Lead Global D&O Concerns
At the top of increasing concerns for directors and officers around the globe are economic, geopolitical and cyber risks, according to the latest Directors and Officers Liability 2023 Survey released by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Clyde & Co, a …
Read More West Virginians Fear Log Plant’s Potential Health Risks
Residents of a small West Virginia town less than two hours from the nation’s capital are worried that their health and quality of life in the Allegheny Mountains will be upended by a logging company’s plans to relocate a toxin-spewing …
Read More New Risk Retention Group Requirements in Question As Fla. Session Winds Down
Risk retention groups may not be the sexiest of insurance topics, but they have gained new attention this week after the Florida House of Representatives approved a bill that would require strong financial ratings for the groups that operate in …
Read More Tennessee Special Session on Gun Laws Won’t Come Until After July 4
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Friday that a special lawmaking session dedicated to possible changes to the state’s gun laws in the wake of a deadly school shooting last month would likely have to take place after July 4. “I …
Read More New York City Transit Halts Service Alerts on Twitter After Suspension
Shortly after midnight last Thursday, several New York City subway trains slowed to a crawl as emergency crews tended to a person discovered on the tracks in Manhattan. The delays were flagged for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s rail control center, …
Read More Court Upholds Denial of Widow’s COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Death Claim
The widow of a man who died from COVID-19 has been denied workers’ compensation benefits because she failed to prove that the death was work-related. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York on May 1 upheld the …
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