Drought is expected to impact much of the Pacific Northwest this summer, including areas in eastern Washington, southern Oregon and southern Idaho, according to climatology and water officials. A recent map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that about 54% …
The program manager Accredited Insurance (Europe) Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary of Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd., announced it has signed a six-year program management agreement with Policy Expert, a UK Insurtech providing home and motor insurance to over …
NJM Insurance Group is now writing commercial package policies in New Jersey with policy effective dates beginning July 1, 2022. The NJM ProPack Commercial Package Policy protects mid-to-large-sized businesses against property and liability risks, including crime, inland marine, and industry-specific …
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed legislation into law that creates an advisory committee to make recommendations on how to spend the state’s share of settlement money with drug manufacturers and distribution companies over the toll of prescription opioids. The …
The Diocese of Rochester, New York, and its insurers have submitted a proposal to bankruptcy court to settle 471 sexual abuse claims against them for $147 million. The settlement includes $107,750,000 from insurers and $40,500,000 from the Catholic diocese and …
LONDON – Banks and insurers that fail to manage climate risks as a “first-order” issue could face a 10% to 15% hit to annual profits and higher capital requirements, the Bank of England (BoE) said on Tuesday. In its first …
MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s re/insurer, announced a partnership with insurtech Altelium to offer a construction all-risk and operational all-risk insurance solution for battery energy storage systems (BESS), as part of its commitment to supporting sustainability. Altelium …
A Roselle, Illinois contractor’s history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations and penalties – and a willingness to expose its workers to serious injuries or worse – continues, as federal inspectors found during their Nov. 8, 2021, …
Following its successful placement of green bonds in 2020 and 2021, Munich Re has successfully placed its first green subordinated bond in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in the U.S. market. By issuing this bond in the globally …
The personal information of more than half a million Chicago Public Schools students and staff was compromised in a ransomware attack last December, but the vendor didn’t report it to the district until last month, officials said. The data breach …
