Yearly Archives: <span>2023</span>

Chubb’s Greenberg: Start Questioning the Societal Benefits of Litigation Funding

Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg says society and the business community need to start asking questions regarding the purpose of third-party litigation funding, a major contributor to increases in frequency and severity within casualty insurance lines. “What social purpose does litigation …

A Dozen Ways You Can Be TOO Good at Your Job

Most agent errors and omissions (E&O) policies cover claims that arise from “professional services.” This term is usually defined in the E&O policy to be something like “activities as an insurance agent or insurance broker” or “services rendered as a …

Business Moves

National American Financial Group, Crop Risk Services American Financial Group Inc. and American International Group entered into a definitive agreement whereby AFG will purchase Crop Risk Services (CRS) from AIG. Under the terms of the transaction, AFG will pay AIG …

Major New Mexico Transmission Line OK’d for Renewable Energy in West

The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West. The Interior Department announced its record of decision for the SunZia …

Second Round of Insure Louisiana Incentive Program Canceled; Additional Funding Awaits

The second application period for the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program was canceled this week as the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) waits on lawmakers to appropriate more funding for the program. The 30-year day application period, which began May 1, …

US Imposes Sanctions on Hundreds of Targets in Fresh Russia Action

The United States and its partners on Friday announced new penalties aimed at punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, intensifying what is already one of the harshest sanctions efforts ever implemented. Washington targeted Russia’s sanctions evasion, future energy revenues …

G-7 Steps Up Russia Sanctions, Seeks to Cut China Trade Dependency

Leaders of the world’s richest democracies agreed on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be issued after their talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima stressed the need to reduce reliance on trade with China. …

‘Spoofing Shop’ Scammer Who Helped Criminals Pose as Bankers Jailed for 13 Years

The mastermind behind a global “spoofing shop” that scammed victims out of as much as £100 million ($124 million) has been sentenced to over 13 years in a UK prison. Tejay Fletcher, 35, pleaded guilty over his role as the …

Wisconsin Tribe Asks Court to Shut Down Oil Pipeline

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline the tribe says is at immediate risk of being exposed by erosion …

BP Subsidiary to Pay Record $40M Penalty Over Lake Michigan Refinery Pollution Violations

A BP subsidiary will pay a $40 million penalty and install technology to control releases of benzene and other contaminants at its Whiting oil refinery on the Indiana shoreline of Lake Michigan, Biden administration officials said Wednesday. The actions will …