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Conduit Re CEO Carvey to Retire; Company Announces Plans to Buy More Retro Cover
Conduit Re’s Chief Executive Officer Trevor Carvey has a decided to step down and retire with effect on April 11, according to the reinsurer’s parent company CHL. At the same time, the company announced a trading update with a stated …
More Tort Reform: Georgia Lawmakers Put Limits on Litigation Financing
A second part of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s campaign to limit lawsuits and large verdicts won approval Thursday from the state House of Representatives. The full tort reform package should be ready for the governor’s signature in coming weeks. The …
California OKs Increase in FAIR Plan Commercial Property Coverage Limits
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved a filing from the California FAIR Plan Association to increase commercial property coverage limits. Related: New Fire Maps Put Nearly 4M Californians in Hazardous Zones The approval increases the FAIR Plan’s Division I Commercial …
IRC Finds Personal Auto Insurance Affordability Better Than in the 2000s
According to a new report from the Insurance Research Council, auto insurance is more affordable now than at the start of the 21st century. The IRC, an affiliate of The Institutes, concluded that the average expenditure for auto insurance – …
War-Torn Myanmar Struggles With Quake Rescue as Toll Rises
The death toll from Myanmar’s biggest earthquake in a century is set to climb from more than 1,700 following the end of a critical 72-hour rescue window, with aid efforts hampered by the ongoing civil war and sweltering heat. About …
Thailand Probes Collapse of Only Skyscraper to Crumble in Quake
The collapse of a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok — the lone building to crash during the massive earthquake last week — has become the center of Thai investigations as questions swirl around the construction and quality of the materials …
Family of Canadian CEO Killed in Helicopter Crash Files $35 Million Lawsuit
The family of Stephane Roy, a Canadian entrepreneur killed in a helicopter accident in 2019, has filed a C$50 million ($35 million) lawsuit against manufacturer Robinson Helicopter Co. Roy and his 15-year-old son Justin disappeared that summer while returning from …
Viewpoint: Steady Growth Amid Market Cycles Is Possible
Property and casualty insurance has traditionally been a cyclical industry, meaning it goes through phases of firm pricing and tight capacity followed by softer market conditions that tend to favor insurance buyers. The ups and downs of insurance cycles complicate …
Musk Loses Bid to Thwart Investor Suit Over Twitter Purchase
Elon Musk failed to fend off an investor lawsuit claiming he manipulated the stock price of Twitter Inc. months before he bought the company in 2022 by concealing how much stock he’d acquired. A Manhattan federal judge on Friday said …
As Wildfire Season Arrives, Budget Woes and Federal Uncertainty Put States at Risk
Budget woes, combined with cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s tariff and sovereignty threats against Canada, have made it more difficult for state officials to plan for the upcoming wildfire season. In Washington, a $12 billion …
Public Adjuster Pleads Guilty to Another Scam, This One on a Church in Georgia
A notorious public adjuster, already in prison for scamming Louisiana and Texas residents out of insurance proceeds, last week pleaded guilty to defrauding Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. and a Georgia church out of millions of dollars after the church was …
Fake Construction Site Injuries Reaching New Heights in New York City, Suit Says
Contractors insurance groups say worker injuries are being faked at an unprecedented rate across New York’s construction sites in hopes of receiving workers’ compensation benefits and liability insurance payouts, according to court filings and an ABC News report. Worker advocates …