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Zurich’s Exposure to Hurricanes Helene, Milton Below $360M as Catastrophe Losses Rise

Zurich Insurance Group said on Thursday that its exposure to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which recently wreaked havoc in the United States, would be less than $360 million, as insurers face increasing losses from natural catastrophes. Analysts expect up to …

Swiss Re Cuts 2024 Profit Target After Raising US Reserves

Swiss Re AG said it was raising reserves in its US Property & Casualty business by $2.4 billion in the third quarter, a move analysts said was positive despite a resulting downgrade to full-year profit expectations. “We conducted a comprehensive …

About 17% of Gulf of Mexico Oil Production Shut Due to Hurricane Rafael

About 17% of crude oil production and 7% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut in response to Hurricane Rafael, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Wednesday. Energy producers had shut …

‘Board Certified’ Could Soon Be an Advertising Thing for Florida Insurance Lawyers

By this time next year, plaintiffs lawyers, who have frequently been held up as thorns in the side of the Florida property insurance industry for their sometimes-aggressive pursuit of policyholder claims litigation, could have a stamp of credibility to brandish …

Massachusetts Voters Allow Uber, Lyft Drivers to Unionize

Massachusetts voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that would allow ride-share drivers to unionize, becoming the first U.S. state to allow drivers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft to do so. With 94% of precincts reporting, 53.9% of …

Company Vows to Sue Over Damages After New Mexico Police Destroy Cannabis Crops

State police have destroyed tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana plants at greenhouses in northwestern New Mexico, marking what regulators say is the largest seizure and destruction of cannabis in New Mexico since new possession and cultivation laws took …

Time Dwindling for Flood-Affected Connecticuters to Apply for Assistance

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently reminded homeowners, renters and businessowners in Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties that less than two weeks remain to apply for federal disaster assistance to support recovery for uninsured or underinsured property damage experienced during …

Pennsylvania Prohibits Fires on State Lands as Dry Conditions Persist

Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced that it is prohibiting campfires on state park and forest lands until further notice. The department also encouraged Pennsylvanians to avoid burning on all lands amid extremely …

High Winds in Southern California Drive Two Blazes

A wildfire sparked in California’s upscale Malibu beach community on Wednesday was driven by powerful winds sweeping apart the state’s southern region. The Broad Fire in Los Angeles County, which had shut down Pacific Coast Highway between Web Way and …

Illinois Contractor Cited for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards

Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake, Illinois contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a residential structure without required protections three times at …

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