About 33 Million U.S. Homes at Risk of Hurricane-Force Winds: CoreLogic June 1, 2023 According to an analysis by CoreLogic, about 33 million U.S. homes with a combined reconstruction cost value of $11.6 trillion...
Florida Governor Signs Insurer Accountability, Wind-Mit Discount Bills Into Law June 1, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Florida’s governor this week signed the Insurer Accountability Act and two other bills that put new restrictions on insurers and...
Former Wells Fargo Exec Settles SEC Fraud Charges, to Pay $3M June 1, 2023 The former head of Wells Fargo & Co’s WFC.N retail bank agreed to pay a $3 million penalty to settle...
Ransomware Attack on Bioscience Firm Exposes Clinical Test Data on 2.5M People June 1, 2023 The New York-based biotech and life sciences company Enzo Biochem reported it was hit by a ransomware attack on April...
Singapore Detains Record Number of Oil, Chemical Tankers as Dark Fleet Grows June 1, 2023 By Alex Longley Singapore’s detentions of oil and chemicals tankers have surged since early last year, highlighting growing concerns over the environmental and...
School Bus, Tanker Truck Collide, Sending 18 to Hospital in South Carolina June 1, 2023 A school bus collided with a tanker truck in South Carolina, sending at least 18 people, mostly children, to the...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Professors’ Challenge to Allowing Guns on Campus June 1, 2023 Georgia’s highest court this week upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit brought by five college professors challenging...
Markets/Coverages: W. R. Berkley Corporation Forms Berkley Specialty Excess June 1, 2023 W. R. Berkley Corporation said it has formed Berkley Specialty Excess to offer excess liability coverages in specialized markets, with...
New Zealand Offers to Buy Out Owners of Cyclone, Flood-Damaged Homes June 1, 2023 By Matthew Brockett New Zealand’s government will help to buy out the owners of cyclone and flood-damaged houses in areas deemed susceptible to...
Truck Driver Indicted After Deadly Oregon Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers June 1, 2023 By Claire Rush The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left...