Australia Bushfire Funding ‘Welcome’ but Insurance Tax Rise ‘Unsustainable’: ICA May 21, 2021 The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) welcomed the budget announcement from the state of Victoria of funding of A$517 million...
Europe’s Aviation Regulator Says Flying Taxis Could Be Airborne by 2024 or 2025 May 21, 2021 By Tim Hepher PARIS – Europe could see the first flying taxis enter service as early as 2024, the region’s top aviation regulator...
Lumen Risk Services, Transverse to Offer Commercial Property Coverage May 21, 2021 Program administrator Lumen Risk Services, in partnership with Transverse Insurance Group, has launched a new commercial property insurance program. The...
5 Women File Employment Discrimination Suits Against Amazon.com May 20, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Amazon.com Inc. was hit on Wednesday with five new lawsuits by women who worked in corporate or warehouse management roles,...
Report: $8.1B of Sandy’s Damages Attributable to Climate Change May 20, 2021 By Don Jergler Roughly $8.1B of Superstorm Sandy’s damages in 2012 are attributable to “climate-mediated anthropogenic sea level rise,” a report out this...
Judge in $2B Roundup Settlement Recommends Bayer Add a Warning Label May 20, 2021 By Tom Hals A U.S. judge suggested on Wednesday that Bayer AG include a warning label on Roundup as part of a proposed...
Study Shows How Recreational Cannabis Legalization May Change Illegal Drug Markets May 20, 2021 A study published in the scientific journal Addiction provides evidence of the association between recreational cannabis laws in U.S. states...
Outlooks Revised to Positive for Workers’ Comp Insurer Stonetrust May 20, 2021 AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and...
Anderson Benson of Tenn. Appointed Lloyd’s Coverholder for Media Liability E&O Program May 20, 2021 Anderson Benson, a Nashville-based independent insurance and risk management broker, has been appointed as a coverholder by Lloyd’s of London...
Unrelenting Rain Prolongs Misery in South Central States May 20, 2021 Heavy rain kept pounding parts of Texas and Arkansas before moving over Louisiana on Wednesday, adding to the misery for...