Insurance
Coal Loophole Undermines Bank Pledges to Cut Fossil Fuel Funding
In the parts of the financial world that have spent the decade since the Paris Agreement trying to curb the most-polluting fossil fuel, there are actually two distinct types of coal — with two very different sets of rules. Thermal …
Read More Escalating Hormuz Tensions Drive Up Middle East War Risk Insurance Costs: Sources
U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s reprisals have doubled the price of insuring shipments to the Middle East and the Gulf in the last week, insurance sources said on Monday. War risk insurance premiums for shipments to the …
Read More Tokio Marine Hunts for Deals Abroad, Sees Room for Growth in US
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. sees scope for further expansion in the US as Japan’s largest property-and-casualty insurer explores acquisition opportunities around the world, its new chief executive officer said. “We want to expand in countries other than the US for …
Read More Travelers Subsidiary Ordered to Pay $44M in Missouri Wrongful Conviction Case
A man won $11 million in a lawsuit against police after his conviction for killing a Missouri newspaper’s sports editor was overturned, but the city’s former insurer resisted paying most of it for almost three years. A Missouri judge this …
Read More Ford Recalls Nearly 200,000 Mustang Mach Es Due to Faulty Door Latches
Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 200,000 electric Mustangs because the door latches could falter, potentially trapping passengers in the back seat. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford is recalling 197,432 Mustang Mach E midsize SUVs, …
Read More Western Digital Convinces Judge to Throw Out $552.7M Patent Award
Data storage provider Western Digital has convinced a California federal judge to reduce a $552.7 million award against it in a patent dispute over data encryption to just $1, according to a court order made public on Monday. U.S. District …
Read More 5 Taken to Hospital in NC After Flight From Miami Hits Turbulence
Five people were taken to a North Carolina hospital after a flight from Miami hit turbulence Sunday night, officials said. Fire and rescue crews responded to the flight after it arrived at Raleigh-Durham International Airport around 11:30 p.m. and brought …
Read More DeSantis Signs Law Giving Condo Owners Some Relief, But Questions Remain
Florida condominium residents grappling with the steep cost of building improvements will get some financial relief under a new bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday. House Bill 913 gives condo homeowner associations more flexibility in …
Read More UNLV Launches Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance And Risk Management
When school begins at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, students will have a chance to undertake a bachelor’s degree program in insurance and risk management. The school got the new program approved this month. The first cohort of 35 …
Read More Soaring Temperatures Stress US Grids
Blistering heat is straining power grids across the eastern half of the US, leading to a blackout in part of New York City’s borough of Queens as the local utility issued a warning to conserve electricity. Consolidated Edison Inc. is …
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