February 16, 2024
Russia’s Aeroflot has finalized insurance settlements with leasing companies for seven more planes, it said on Friday. Planes leased by Russian airlines from foreign leasing companies have been in limbo since sanctions were imposed over Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine …
February 16, 2024
Specialty insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) announced the appointment of Matthew Shaw as CEO, with effect from April 1, subject to regulatory approval. Shaw will succeed Brad Irick who is taking up the position of co-head of international business for …
February 16, 2024
The US and its allies have disrupted access by a Russian-state sponsored hacking organization to “well over a thousand home and small business routers” used for criminal and intelligence purposes, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. Speaking at the …
February 16, 2024
More than 350 people have contacted an outside law firm reviewing workplace culture at the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the wake of media reporting last year on allegations of persistent sexual harassment, top agency officials said on Thursday. …
February 16, 2024
Cybercriminals are using advertising tools to make their scams as “clickable” as possible. In a new kind of email phishing tactic, hackers are sending malicious PDF attachments containing a link that’s registered through an advertising network, security researchers from HP …
February 16, 2024
Palomar Insurance Corp., based in Montgomery, Alabama, announced that Shon Messer has joined the company’s Birmingham office as vice president. Messer, who spent 16 years at DSD Insurance, an Acrisure agency partner, and 11 years with Allstate before that, will …
February 16, 2024
Symphony Grow is launching a bespoke captive insurance program for large and sophisticated cannabis businesses called “Symphony Grow Captive.” The “Symphony Grow Captive” risk financing tool provides a breadth of benefits not commonly afforded to cannabis businesses due to the …
February 16, 2024
New York state’s highest court has affirmed that there must be direct physical loss or damage, not just presence of a virus, to trigger coverage under a commercial property policy for COVID-19 business interruption losses. The Court of Appeals upheld …
February 16, 2024
New York City joined a growing chorus of states, cities and school districts suing social media companies over claims that their platforms are fueling a mental-health crisis among teens, alleging that Meta Platforms and others exploit children and adolescents. The …
February 16, 2024
WTW and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of a new coral reef insurance policy that expands coverage around the main Hawaiian Islands and increases payouts after qualifying storms. This replaces the first U.S. coral reef insurance policy purchased …