Insured Losses for New Zealand North Island Floods Estimated at NZ$1.8B: PERILS May 8, 2023 Insured losses for New Zealand’s North Island floods of Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 are estimated at NZ$1.75 billion ($1.1...
People Moves: Beazley’s Cyber Security Unit Lodestone Appoints Kizziah as CEO; Howden Tiger Fac Names Warne From Inigo to Lead Terrorism & Political Violence May 8, 2023 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at cybersecurity firm Lodestone Security and the broker Howden Tiger Fac. A...
Lockton Acquires THB Brazil From Amwins May 8, 2023 Lockton, the privately held insurance broker and consultancy, announced it has acquired THB Brazil from Amwins, the independent wholesale distributor...
Historic Louisiana Hotel Damaged by Fire May 8, 2023 ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) – Central Louisiana’s historic Hotel Bentley was damaged Friday by a fire in which one person was...
Man Charged With Setting Fire to Minneapolis Mosques May 8, 2023 By Trisha Ahmed MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A man suspected of setting fires to Minneapolis mosques was indicted Thursday on federal charges of arson...
Russian Carmaker GAZ Files Third Lawsuit Against Volkswagen May 8, 2023 Russian carmaker GAZ has filed a lawsuit worth 15.6 billion roubles ($200.5 million) against Volkswagen, court records show, adding to...
An Oil Tanker Ablaze in South China Sea Is Warning of Global Problem May 8, 2023 By Alex Longley and Yongchang Chin Off the coast of Malaysia, in one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, an explosion on board the aging oil...
South Africa’s State-Owned Insurer Won’t Pay Claims for Grid Collapse May 8, 2023 By Colleen Goko South Africa Special Risk Insurance Association told clients it won’t pay claims for damage related to a collapse of the...
Two Workers at Michigan Plant Hurt After One Falls Into Lye May 8, 2023 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – Two workers were being treated for chemical burns Friday after one fell into a vat...
Five Hurt After Fire at Houston-Area Petrochemical Plant May 8, 2023 By Acacia Coronado and Juan Lozano HOUSTON (AP) – Fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area Friday, leaving five workers hospitalized and sending...