Insurance Journal

Credit Suisse’s Catastrophe Bonds Should Outlive the Bank: DBRS Morningstar

Bonds designed to insure Credit Suisse Group AG against disaster could outlive the bank. Credit Suisse’s Operational Re bonds, insurance-linked securities that cover the bank against perils such as falling victim to fraud and accounting errors,...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Supreme Court Lets Chevron Foe Donziger’s Contempt Conviction Stand

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a disbarred environmental lawyer’s challenge to his criminal contempt conviction after he earlier won but was unable to collect a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. over oil pollution i...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Markets/Coverages: CFC Adds Professional Liability, Tech E&O to Admitted Offerings

Specialist insurance provider CFC recently announced the expansion of its admitted product suite with the addition of professional liability and technology E&O. The company has been trading its admitted solution for cyber since 2020. Leveraging C...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

ConocoPhillips Details Gas Leak Cause, Remedies at Alaska Hearing

ConocoPhillips, which last week received U.S. government approval for the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, detailed reasons for a natural gas leak at another North Slope field that prompted the evacuation of 300 employees last year. Off...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Hackers Breached UK Pension Protection Fund, Stole Employee Data

Hackers obtained data on some employees of the UK’s Pension Protection Fund after exploiting a third-party data transfer service, according to a fund spokesperson. The Pension Protection Fund manages £39 billion of assets for its 295,000 member...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

New York Surgeon Gets 36 Months in Jail for Role in $31 Million Trip-and-Fall Scam

A New York-licensed pain management doctor has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to obtain fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents. Damian Williams, U.S....

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

New York Surgeon Gets 36 Months in Jail for Role in $30M Trip-and-Fall Scam

A New York-licensed pain management doctor has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to obtain fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents. Damian Williams, U.S....

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

People Moves: Acrisure Re Hires Ed Broking’s D’Arcy for Fac Team; MS Amlin Names Carpenter’s Turner...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Acrisure Re, MS Amlin and Tysers Broking. A summary of these new hires follows here. Acrisure Re Hires Ed Broking’s D’Arcy for Facultative Team Acrisure Re, the re/insuran...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Georgia Lawmakers Flip the Script on Use-and-File for Auto Rate Increases

Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill that, if signed into law, would end the longstanding “use-and-file” mechanism on auto insurance rate filings in the state. The state Senate last week voted 49-2 in favor of House Bill 221, a measure...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Arkansas Governor Passes School Bathroom Bill

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders last Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact s...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Wisconsin Farm Reaches $215K Pollution Settlement

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A factory farm has agreed to pay the Wisconsin Department of Justice $215,000 to settle pollution allegations. The Legislature’s finance committee is slated to approve the deal during a meeting last Tuesday. According...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Minnesota Nuclear Plant Shuts Down For Leak

MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota utility began shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis on Friday after discovering water containing a low level of radioactive material was leaking from a pipe for the second time. While the util...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Officials: Crews Failed to De-Ice Road Before Massive Texas cCash

DALLAS (AP) – The company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six and injuring dozens, failed to address the deteriorating road conditions, federal officials said la...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Juul, Altria Face First Trial Over Claims of Marketing E-Cigarettes to Teens

E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc. and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc., will face their first U.S. trial this week over claims that they created a public nuisance by marketing addictive e-cigarettes to minors. Minnesota...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

HDI Global Specialty Launches Digital Platform for General Aviation in Canada

HDI Global Specialty SE (HDI) has launched a new insurance platform in Canada which delivers general aviation policies to brokers in minutes. The platform, called “Aviation IQ” delivers end-to-end digital automation of general aviation in...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Tesla Faces New Race Bias Trial From Employee Who Had $137M Verdict Cut

A trial kicks off in San Francisco federal court on Monday to determine how much money Tesla Inc. must pay to a Black elevator operator who a jury determined was subjected to severe racial harassment while working at the electric …

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Skyrisks Prepares to Launch as MGA for Advanced Air Mobility Sector

Skyrisks Ltd. is set to launch as a managing general agent, partnering with capacity provider Convex Group Ltd., aiming to address the fast-growing insurance needs of the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector. The AAM sector embodies the future of aviat...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Credit Suisse Bondholders Seek Legal Advice on Wipe-out of AT1 Bonds

Credit Suisse bondholders are seeking legal advice after the Swiss regulator ordered 16 billion Swiss francs ($17.5 billion) of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) debt to be wiped out under its rescue takeover by UBS. These higher-yielding junior bonds emerged...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Ransomware Attack to Hit Revenue at India’s Top Drugmaker

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. expects revenue to fall as measures taken by India’s top drugmaker to contain an information technology security breach in early March impacted operations. A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Aging Shadow Fleet, Shipping Russian Oil, Poses Disaster Risk

The oil tanker Turba normally should have been melted down by now. The 26-year-old vessel hasn’t had a full inspection since 2017, according to a database dedicated to promoting safe shipping. It also lacks industry standard insurance and sails...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

D&O 2022: Prices Down; Loss Ratios Up; Top Carriers Ranked

Although analysts at Fitch Ratings estimate that combined ratios for the directors and officers liability line remained below breakeven in 2022, with competition fueling price declines and the economic conditions uncertain, the line is under pressure...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

WCRI: Emergency Room Use by Injured Workers Varies Widely by State

PHOENIX — Nearly a third of injured workers in Massachusetts sought treatment for strains and sprains in a hospital emergency room, while in California and Nevada only 10% did, according to a study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institut...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

WCRI: Injured Workers’ Emergency Room Use Varies Widely by State

PHOENIX — Nearly a third of injured workers in Massachusetts sought treatment for strains and sprains in a hospital emergency room, while in California and Nevada only 10% did, according to a study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institut...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Hyundai, Kia Warn 570,000 US Owners to Park Due to Fire Risk

Hyundai and Kia are recalling just over 570,000 U.S. vehicles over fire risks and urged owners to park outside and away until getting repairs. The automakers said some vehicles with a tow hitch harness could catch fire due to a …

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Unlicensed Roofing Contractor in Florida Charged After Soliciting Homeowners

Florida authorities on Friday charged a man with unlicensed contracting, insurance fraud and failing to obtain workers’ compensation coverage on his workers, after he solicited Tampa-area homeowners for roof replacement work. John Sutton, doing...

Posted: Mar 27, 2023