Yearly Archives: <span>2023</span>

California Insurers’ Inability to Price Risk Is Causing Headaches

California regulations restrict insurers from using sophisticated computer models to consider the rapidly growing wildfire risks from climate change — and that limitation is a factor pushing US insurers out of the state. State Farm General Insurance Co. announced at …

Kazakhstan Presses Ahead With $16.5B Claim Against Oil Majors

Kazakhstan is pressing ahead with $16.5 billion in claims against international oil majors over disputed project costs and has no plans for a possible out-of-court settlement, Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev said. The legal wrangling underscores the risks for foreign companies …

China’s Wheat Growers Face ‘Disaster’ After Heavy Rain Batters Crop

After two weeks of continuous heavy rains, a farmer surnamed Chen in China’s Henan province surveys bent stalks of saturated wheat in sodden fields that will take days to dry out before harvesting can start. The rains are also causing …

Tesla’s $2.6 Billion SolarCity Buyout Ruled Fair as Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Upheld

esla Inc.’s $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity in 2016 was “entirely fair” to shareholders, Delaware’s top court ruled, upholding the dismissal of an investor lawsuit and sparing Elon Musk from a potential multibillion-dollar hit. The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday …

Wildfires Force Miners to Halt Operations in Eastern Canada

Several mining companies have temporarily halted operations and exploration activities in eastern Canada as unprecedented wildfires rage. Iron Ore Co. of Canada, which is majority owned by Rio Tinto Group, is in the process of idling operations at the mine, …

Another Soft Market Is Inevitable

In recent weeks, executives of brokers and carriers have been delivering mixed messages about conditions in the commercial insurance market. “The long curve, the larger trend, is bending in a positive direction for buyers.” John Drummond, head of Broking, North …

Appeals Court Won’t Revisit Towers Watson $80M D&O Denial for Willis Merger Lawsuits

A federal appeals court has denied insurance broker Towers Watson a rehearing of a May ruling that found it may not be entitled to $80 million in insurance to cover settlements of shareholder lawsuits related to the merger between Towers …

U.S. Tightens Crackdown on Crypto With Lawsuits Against Coinbase, Binance

The top U.S. securities regulator sued cryptocurrency platform Coinbase on Tuesday, the second lawsuit in two days against a major crypto exchange, in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown on the industry and one that could dramatically transform a market …

Guy Carpenter Names Rousseau CEO of EMEA and Global Capital Solutions

Guy Carpenter announced the appointment of Laurent Rousseau to the newly created position of Guy Carpenter CEO of EMEA and Global Capital Solutions, effective September 4, 2023. Rousseau will be located in London and will report to Dean Klisura, Guy …

Navigating the Unknowns with Chatbots and Insurance

Insurers are in the risk business, but how prepared are they for the risks presented by generative AI and chatbots in insurance? On this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast, Tim Johnson, partner at law firm Browne Jacobson, discussed how …