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CBO Says Mortgage Subsidy Cost from Flood Damage to Hit $395M by 2053

Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of floods in the U.S., posing greater risks to homeowners and mortgage lenders—and since flood damage tends to lower the market value of affected homes, it’s more likely that homeowners …

People Moves: AXA XL Appoints Madigan CUO for Mid-Market Environmental; Edsall Joins Tara Hill as SVP

AXA XL, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, appointed Joseph Madigan as chief underwriting officer for its North American environmental insurance business for the middle market. Madigan joined AXA XL’s environmental insurance business as an environmental underwriter in 1998 and previously served …

SpaceX Wins Block on Labor Board Case Over Severance Agreements

A federal judge in Texas said on Wednesday he would block the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing claims that Elon Musk’s SpaceX forced workers to sign illegal severance agreements, pending the outcome of the rocket maker’s challenge to the …

Markets/Coverages: Captive Insurer Targets New York Affordable Housing Market

A new Vermont-based captive insurer is promising to provide insurance for New York affordable rental housing buildings at a time when advocates say coverage is difficult to afford or obtain. The Milford Street Association Captive Insurance Co. will be owned …

Insurers Entitled to Second Injury Fund Payments Even If No Longer Writing in State

A workers’ compensation insurer is entitled to continue to receive reimbursements from the Massachusetts second injury fund even after it stops writing business in the state, the state’s high court has ruled in an opinion reversing itself on the issue. …

Heffernan Acquires Costello Insurance Associates in Arizona

Heffernan Insurance Brokers acquired Costello Insurance Associates in Tempe, Arizona. Pat Costello and his team of five employees will continue to service their new and existing customers Costello services clients throughout the U.S. in obtaining coverage for corporate and pleasure …

California Insurance Commissioner Orders Insurance Preserved for 46K Residents Following Fire

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today ordered insurers to preserve residential property insurance coverage for roughly 46,000 policyholders affected by the Thompson Fire in Butte County. The move follows an emergency declaration over the fire from Gov. Gavin Newsom on …

Fifth Third Bank to Pay $5M Fine for Illegally Forcing Car Insurance Onto Borrowers

Fifth Third Bank agreed this week to pay a $5 million fine for illegally forcing vehicle insurance onto borrowers who had coverage. Fifth Third also agreed to pay a $15 million fine for illegal sales practices. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based bank …

Honeywell Defeats Fired Engineer’s Appeal Over Diversity Training

Honeywell did not violate workplace anti-discrimination laws by firing a white engineer who refused to participate in mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion training after the Black Lives Matter movement began, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The 7th U.S. …

People Moves: Rice Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Team

Brandon Rice joined Alliant Insurance Services, based in Irvine, California, as a vice president for its employee benefits group. Rice is based in Dallas. He most recently served as vice president at Lockton Companies, where he worked for over 18 …

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