Insurance News from February 27, 2023
National News
Berkshire Hathaway Reports First Underwriting Loss Since 2017, Drop in GEICO Staffing
Berkshire Hathaway recorded its first full-year underwriting loss since 2017—but a...
International & Reinsurance News
Cyber Insurance Market Back From Brink After Onslaught of Ransomware Attacks
The cyber-insurance market, battered by a rash of pandemic-era ransomware attacks, is...
French Bank BNP Paribas Sued by NGOs Over Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Link
Russian Oil Is Being Stored in Ghana as Pool of Buyers Shrinks
Plastic Consumption on Track to Nearly Double by 2050: Research
People Moves: Robinson Named CEO of Optio; Bogardus Becomes Chief Executive of Everest Re Singapore; Pen Underwriting Promotes Simmonds in Public Sector Division
East News
E-Bike Batteries Blamed for 22 New York City Fires, 2 Deaths This Year
Lithium ion batteries used to power electric bicycles and scooters have already sparked...
West News
Family of Colorado Man Killed by Deputy Files Lawsuit
The family of a man who was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy outside a Colorado...
Southeast News
Florida’s Universal Insurance Bounces Back in Q4 After Hurricane Ian Losses
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. (UVE), parent company of Universal Property &...
Kentucky Senate Votes to Provide Teachers with Liability Insurance for Lawsuits
Florida City’s Insurance to Pay $2 million in Settlement in Fatal Police Shooting
Lindberg Indicted on New Federal Charges of Skimming From His Insurance Companies
Florida Nursing Home Operator Acquitted of Causing Patient Deaths in Hurricane Irma
Texas / South Central News
Texas High Plains Blanketed by Dust Storms
LUBBOCK — The Texas High Plains is a vast swath of oil-rich soil and farm and ranch...
Midwest News
Cause of Huge Indiana Warehouse Fire Listed
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – An October fire that left an Evansville warehouse and...