Insurance
Production to Resume After Fatal Shooting New Mexico Movie Set Shooting
Production is expected to resume this spring on the movie “Rust” that was halted in October 2021 after a fatal shooting on the set involving actor-producer Alec Baldwin. Rust Movie Productions also announced Tuesday that a related documentary will detail …
Read More New Jersey Supreme Court Remands Workers’ Compensation Fraud Case for Allocation of Fault
There will be a jury retrial on allocation of liability in a New Jersey workers’ compensation premium fraud case won by Liberty Insurance Corp. against a construction firm. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a trial court erred …
Read More Stone Point to Acquire Stake in Truist Insurance for Nearly $2B
Truist today said it has agreed to sell a 20% stake its insurance brokerage business to private equity firm Stone Point Capital for $1.95 billion. Mubadala Investment Company and other co-investors are participating with Stone Point in the investment into …
Read More Turkey Earthquakes to Cost Insurers $2.4 Billion: Karen Clark & Co.
Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. (KCC) said on Thursday it expects insured losses of $2.4 billion from the devastating dual Kahramanmaras earthquakes that hit Turkey earlier this month. The number of people killed by the deadliest earthquake in …
Read More Turkey Needs to Build Million Homes After Earthquakes, Developer Says
Turkey would need to construct about a million new homes in the 10 provinces hit by the February 6 earthquakes, according to a property developer, signaling the massive rebuilding effort that needs to be undertaken. “That’s an optimistic estimate,” Ekonomi …
Read More Historic Alabama City Facing Long Road to Recovery From Tornado
In a Selma neighborhood — a few blocks from the starting point of the 1965 voting rights marches — the path of a January tornado remains clear. Homes sit collapsed or missing walls and roofs. Some building are marked with …
Read More Guest at Daytona Hotel Dies After Being Struck by Forklift During Storm Repairs
A guest at an oceanfront hotel in Florida has died after being run over by a forklift working on storm repairs, authorities said. The 62-year-old woman, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was struck Monday while walking through the parking lot …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Berkley, Talage Partner for Workplace Violence Coverage
Berkley Program Specialists said it has partnered with Talage to offer a new product line for workplace violence coverage. This new coverage and service offering was introduced Feb. 8 in select states with additional states to follow. Insurtech Talage built …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Beazley Launches Private Equity Liability Product for Portfolio Firms
Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new private equity liability insurance product, designed to focus on the inherent directors and officers (D&O) risks within the long-term lifecycle of portfolios held by private equity firms. Across the full lifecycle of investments, …
Read More EU Sanctions Aim to Make Banks Report Frozen Russia Assets; Russia Reinsurer on List
The European Union is poised to force banks to report information on Russian Central Bank assets as part of the bloc’s latest sanctions package targeting Moscow for its war in Ukraine, according to draft proposals seen by Bloomberg. Getting a …
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