People Moves: WTW Names Aon’s Wegbrans as Head of Broking; EmergIn Risk Hires Occam’s Paraskeva; Aon’s Norris to Gallagher Re as Cyber ILS Broker November 16, 2021 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson; Ryan Specialty’s MGU, EmergIn Risk; and Gallagher Re....
Shipowners Make Payments to Free Vessels Detained by Indonesian Navy: Sources November 16, 2021 By Joe Brock SINGAPORE – More than a dozen shipowners have made payments of about $300,000 apiece to release vessels detained by the...
Markel Corp. Puts Retrocessional ILS Fund Manager Into Run-Off November 16, 2021 Markel Corp. announced it is winding down Lodgepine Capital Management Ltd., its retrocessional insurance linked securities (ILS) fund manager, based...
7.7% Workers’ Comp Decrease Recommended in Missouri November 16, 2021 The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is recommending a 7.7 percent decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for...
New History Project Documents New Orleans Mid-Century Black Insurance Companies November 16, 2021 By Rebecca Santana New Orleans resident Raynard Sanders can detail the many ways Black businesses and culture thrived under the canopy of oak...
Hedge Funds Turn Lawsuit Bets Into a $39 Billion Industry November 16, 2021 By Ellen Milligan and Katharine Gemmell Hedge funds, private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling billions into the outcome of high stakes court cases at...
Pharmacies Defend Actions as Ohio Opioid Trial Nears Its End November 16, 2021 By Grant Segall Lawyers for pharmacy chains including CVS and Walgreens on Monday argued they were not to blame for the U.S. opioid...
Washington State Blames Drug Distributors in $95 Billion Opioid Trial November 16, 2021 By Nate Raymond Washington state’s attorney general on Monday argued in court that three large drug distributors’ excessive shipments of pain pills helped...
9/11 Victim Fund Director Feinberg to Help Mediate in Talcum Fight November 16, 2021 By Steven Church The lawyer who oversaw payments to victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has agreed to mediate part of the...
Will Forever Chemicals, PFAS, Lead to Never-Ending Lawsuits? November 16, 2021 By Robert Petti and Samuel D. Habeeb Claims and regulatory actions involving per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are continuing to evolve at a rapid pace across...