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...
Weather Whiplash: Summer Lurches From Drought to Flood August 25, 2022 By Seth Borenstein Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a...
Baldwin Risk Partners Donates $5M to USF for Insurance Program August 25, 2022 Tampa-based Baldwin Risk Partners Group and the family behind it this week announced a $5 million gift to the University...
Gas Vapors Caused Cape Cod Marina Fire That Ruined 6 Buildings, 47 Vehicles, 14 Boats August 25, 2022 Gasoline vapors ignited by spark during a gas tank replacement project on a boat was the likely cause of a...
Walmart Ordered to Pay Oregon Man $4.4M for Racial Profiling August 25, 2022 A Multnomah County grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the...