4th Circuit Affirms Decision Rejecting Art Studio’s COVID-19 Claim March 8, 2022 By Jim Sams Another federal appellate court ruled Monday that a business interruption caused by COVID-19 does not amount to a physical damage...
Zywave Agrees to $11 Million Fund to Settle ITC Data Breach Lawsuit March 8, 2022 Insurance technology provider Zywave has agreed to offer an $11 million fund to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a...
Vermont Court Sides With Ambassador Insurance in Allocation of Asbestos Losses March 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Vermont Supreme Court has denied a bid by a manufacturer of asbestos products to bypass Vermont law in determining...
Sydney Faces ‘Tough 24 Hours’ as Floods Force Evacuations March 8, 2022 By Renju Jose Flood warnings stretched across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes as...
UK’s Specialist Risk Group Becomes Member of Worldwide Broker Network March 8, 2022 The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), the global network of independent insurance brokers and employee benefits consultants, announced that Specialist Risk...
Gallagher Launches Insurance Business in Dubai International Financial Centre March 8, 2022 Insurance broker Gallagher has launched a new business in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to support clients across the...
As Foreign Seafarers Are Evacuated From Ukraine, Mariners Count Cost of War March 8, 2022 By Jonathan Saul and Ruma Paul Bangladeshi seafarer Asiful Islam recalls the moment when a missile struck his cargo ship last week off the Ukrainian port...
Experts Warn Central U.S. Needs to be Ready For Next Earthquake March 8, 2022 By Jim Salter Experts have warned for decades that a large swath of the central U.S. is at high risk for a devastating...
Russia’s Sovcomflot Re-routes Tankers to Bahamas Amid Growing Sanctions March 8, 2022 By Marianna Parraga At least three tankers controlled by Russian maritime powerhouse Sovcomflot that have been unable to deliver their cargoes due to...
North Dakota Farmer Pleads Not Guilty to Insurance Fraud March 8, 2022 A central North Dakota farmer has pleaded not guilty to crop insurance fraud. Kent Pfaff, 58, of the Washburn area,...