Business Insurance

ADA lawsuit against Connecticut motel dismissed

A federal appeals court overturned a lower court Tuesday and held a plaintiff who charged a Connecticut motel with violating the Americans with Disability Act cannot pursue her litigation because she had no definite plans to visit the facility.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Video: The BI Interview with Terri Rhodes of DMEC

Terri Rhodes, CEO of Disability Management Employer Coalition, discusses how absence management has evolved and the challenges employers face in navigating disability benefits.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

JPMorgan fined $850,000 for alleged swap reporting failures

JPMorgan Chase & Co. will have to pay an $850,000 penalty to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for allegedly failing to report certain foreign currency swaps, the regulator said Tuesday.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Trump’s media group receives subpoenas related to Digital World probe

Blank-check firm Digital World Acquisition Corp. said on Friday former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media firm was served with two separate subpoenas over its merger plans.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Commercial property/casualty rates rise in second quarter

Average U.S. commercial property/casualty rates rose 5.9% in the second quarter, MarketScout Corp. reported Tuesday.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Insurer must pay defense costs for attorney charged with embezzlement

An attorney charged with embezzling funds from lottery winners is entitled to defense costs under his professional liability policy, a U.S. District Court ruled last week.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Business, transport disruptions likely as transport unions strike

Transport unions in Peru have called for an indefinite nationwide strike starting July 4, which is likely to cause business and transport disruptions, especially in Lima and Callao.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Over 100 Lisbon flights canceled as air travel disruptions continue

More than 100 flights to and from Lisbon airport in Portugal were canceled over the weekend, affecting thousands of travelers, with some blaming the cancelations on the country’s flag carrier TAP Air Portugal.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Ardonagh Europe agrees to buy Dutch insurance broker

Ireland-based Ardonagh Europe, a subsidiary of U.K.-based insurance broker The Ardonagh Group Ltd., has agreed to acquire Netherlands-based insurance broker and consultancy services provider Leons Group.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

China improves resilience against natural catastrophes

A report by Swiss Re Institute said that China is increasing its resilience against natural catastrophes, with the government and insurers taking collaborative measures to boost awareness around protection against natural disasters, and mitigate wide...

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Suncorp increases natural hazard allowance at reinsurance renewals

Australian insurer Suncorp Group Ltd. has adjusted its reinsurance program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, raising its natural hazard allowance to $1.16 billion Australian ($790.6 million) after recording significantly high natural disaster...

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Axa transforms into internal reinsurer for its insurance business

French insurance holding company Axa SA has completed merger with its captive reinsurer, Axa Global Re to facilitate its transformation into an internal reinsurer for its insurance business.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Nomination deadline for U.S. Insurance Awards approaching

Nomination deadline for the 2022 U.S. Insurance Awards is July 11.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Marsh & McLennan Agency buys minority-owned brokerage

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, the middle-market subsidiary of Marsh LLC, said Tuesday it has acquired CS Insurance Strategies Inc., a Chicago-based minority-owned brokerage.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Do not go ahead, says Eastwood

The marijuana companies using Clint Eastwood to sell CBD products are unforgiven, apparently.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

AmTrust wins ruling over defendant attorney fees

It is a sanction – and therefore excluded under an attorney’s professional liability coverage – if a court compels a plaintiff lawyer to pay a defendant attorney’s fees for filing a frivolous complaint, a federal appeals court said Friday, in affirmi...

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Drug distributors prevail in West Virginia opioid case

Major U.S. drug distributors McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc. are not responsible for fueling an opioid epidemic in a part of West Virginia, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

High court OKs claim for long-haul trucker with blood clots

The Utah Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a denial of benefits to a truck driver for blood clots he developed after making a three-day trip to California.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Inflation adds to problems of property policyholders

Commercial property insurance buyers should prepare well in advance of renewals and ensure their valuations are accurate to better manage the impact of inflation on the cost of their property insurance programs.

Posted: Jul 05, 2022

Cyber security still not C-level concern despite high threat to smart factories

A survey by France-based consultancy firm Capgemini SE found that nearly half of the manufacturers still do not prioritize cyber security for their smart factories despite growing cyber threats.

Posted: Jul 04, 2022

Non-oil exports sector takes $85 million hit from strike

The Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters said the non-oil export sector has suffered an estimated $85 million in aggregate loss, as of June 28, from the nationwide protest that began in mid-June.

Posted: Jul 04, 2022

Premiums grow 13% in Cyprus in first quarter

Data from the Insurance Association of Cyprus said that local insurers’ aggregate gross written premium increased almost 13% year-on-year to €273.6 million ($286 million) in the first quarter of the year.

Posted: Jul 04, 2022

Premiums surge 43% in Kazakhstan amid COVID-19 related challenges

Analysts at A.M. Best Co. Inc. said Kazakhstan’s insurance market demonstrated great resilience against COVID-19 related economic challenges, recording over 43% year-on-year growth in total gross written premium to 815 billion Kazakhstani tenge ($1.9...

Posted: Jul 04, 2022

Inflation makes companies more vulnerable to business interruption risks

Christos Adamantiadis, CEO Middle East and Africa at Marsh LLC, said that soaring inflation has made it difficult for companies to accurately estimate the value of their assets and subsequent business interruption costs.

Posted: Jul 04, 2022

Insurers Central Osiguranje and ASA Osiguranje looking to merge

Bosnia and Herzegovina-based insurer Central Osiguranje dd is looking to merge with local counterpart ASA Osiguranje dd.

Posted: Jul 04, 2022