INSURANCE NEWS
Turkey Issues Rebuilding Rules After Quake Leaves Millions Homeless, Kills Thousands
Turkey issued rebuilding regulations on Friday for a region devastated by earthquakes this month to enable companies or charities to help in the urgent task of building new homes for the millions who need rehousing after the devastating tremors. More …
Shell Wins Bid to Limit British Suit Over Nigeria Delta Oil Spill
Shell Plc won a bid to limit a British lawsuit over an oil spill off the coast of Nigeria after a judge ruled that a group of thousands of Nigerians couldn’t prove that the disaster continued to wreak devastation on …
Aircraft Lessor AerCap Says Russian Airlines Proposing Settlements for Stranded Jets
Aircraft lessor AerCap said on Thursday it had been approached by Russian airlines and their insurance companies about possible settlements for planes stranded after the Ukraine invasion but that it was unclear if any deal could be reached. Western sanctions …
People Moves: Wallace to NC Commission, Draddy to McGriff
Wallace Named NC Deputy Commissioner William Wallace, a mediator and former chairman of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section, has been named a deputy commissioner at the state’s Industrial Commission. His term begins March 13 and will be …
Keyes Acquires Three Florida Firms
Keyes Coverage, a rapidly growing Florida insurance brokerage, has acquired three firms: Bill and Sheila Gaylor Insurance, based in Melbourne, Florida; My Florida Insurance Broker, in Vero Beach; and Brian Laudanno Insurance in Coral Springs. It’s part of a plan …
Florida’s Reform Bill Means New Deadlines for Insurers, Insureds, Starting This Week
Senate Bill 2A, enacted into law in December, gave Florida property insurers some major relief on litigation costs. But it also required a number of consumer-friendly actions from carriers and sets new timetables on claims, starting this week, the Florida …
PLUS Panelists Warn Insurers Not to Get Comfortable Riding the Cyber Rollercoaster
Jeremy Gittler, practice leader and head of Cyber Americas at AXA XL, thinks of the cyber insurance industry as a rollercoaster. He says that after several years of turbulence with the advent of more sophisticated ransomware, the market is slowly …
New York EMS Workers Settle Suit With City Over Media Interviews
Four New York City ambulance workers who said they were disciplined for speaking to the media during the harrowing, early months of the COVID-19 pandemic have reached a settlement in their free speech lawsuit against the fire department and the …
Meta’s Record Privacy Settlement Spurs Dispute Over State Claims
Meta Platforms Inc. is wrong to say its $725 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming Facebook illegally shared user data with a controversial research firm protects it from similar claims brought by New Mexico, attorneys for the US state said. …
SoCal Storms, Back-to-Back Hurricanes in South Central Part of New Normal?
A new AM Best commentary on the latest winter storm to hit Southern California drives home the growing risk and the financial volatility that weather-related losses pose for the insurance industry. According to the commentary, titled “Changing Weather Patterns, Climate …
White House Releases New National Cybersecurity Strategy
The White House announced a new national cybersecurity strategy meant to make the digital ecosystem more resilient, including a more aggressive stance against malicious cyber actors and shifting responsibility to “organizations that are most capable and best-positioned to reduce risks …
Hub Acquires Louisiana’s Dwight W. Andrus Insurance
Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Dwight W. Andrus Insurance Inc., Dwight Andrus & Richard Insurance, Inc., and DAI Shreve, LLC (Dwight Andrus Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana …