Record-Setting Wildfire in New Mexico Declared Contained August 25, 2022 More than four grueling months and $300 million later, the federal government has declared the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s...
Brink’s Driver Was Asleep During California Jewelry Heist, Lawsuit Says August 25, 2022 By Stefanie Dazio One of the drivers of a Brink’s tractor-trailer was asleep inside the big rig, parked near a remote Southern California...
NCCI Recommends 8.4% Cut in Florida Workers’ Comp Rates for 2023 August 25, 2022 The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending an average 8.4% cut in workers’ compensation rates for the Florida voluntary...
Erie Insurance Launches Venture Capital Fund August 25, 2022 Pennsylvania-based Erie Insurance has launched Erie Strategic Ventures to invest in innovations in risk avoidance, claims, underwriting, digital sales, agency...
State Farm to Pay $100 Million to Federal Government for Hurricane Katrina Claims August 25, 2022 By Chad Hemenway State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. and two former claims-adjuster sisters, who more than 16 years ago filed a lawsuit...
Hub Acquires Winter Harbor Insurance Group in Massachusetts August 25, 2022 Global insurance broker Hub International reports it has acquired the assets of Winter Harbor Insurance Group. Located in Woburn, Massachusetts,...
Gas Producer Santos Faces New Climate Claim in Landmark Greenwashing Case August 25, 2022 By Matthew Burgess Activists mounting one of the world’s first legal challenges over corporate greenwashing have expanded a case against gas producer Santos...
Indian Ocean Off Coast of Somalia to Lose ‘High-Risk Area’ Designation as Piracy Drops August 25, 2022 By Mohamed Sheikh Nor and Simon Marks The global shipping industry agreed to declassify the Indian Ocean coastline off Somalia as a “high-risk area” following years of...
Russian Coal Exports Effectively Halted by EU Ban, With Re/Insurance as Key Factor August 25, 2022 By Bloomberg News Russian coal exports were effectively halted by a European Union ban on entities within the 27-nation bloc servicing shipments of...
Judge Dismisses Former Nebraska Officer’s Discrimination Lawsuit August 25, 2022 A judge has dismissed the discrimination lawsuit of a former Lincoln, Nebraska Police Department spokeswoman, saying her allegations did not...