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26 05, 2020

Times Square to Go Dark to Shine Light on Fight Over Business Interruption Insurance

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The digital billboards in New York City’s famous Times Square will go dark tonight at 9 pm ET for one minute to dramatize the plight of restaurants, non-profits and retailers across the country that are suffering business losses due to …

27 05, 2020

Lockton Affinity to Offer Coverage for Architects, Engineers through GenStar

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Lockton Affinity has expanded its insurance coverage offerings to include customized policies for architecture, civil engineering, construction management, design build, electrical engineering, HVAC engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, mechanical engineering and surveying professionals. These professionals will have access to professional …

27 05, 2020

Property Damage – Is It Because the Government Says It Is?

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Property Damage: Is it “Property Damage” Just Because a Jurisdictional Order Uses the Term “Property Damage”? Some plaintiff attorneys are almost giddy over the fact that several jurisdictions used the term “property damage” in their respective emergency declarations to justify …

27 05, 2020

P/C Insurance Underwriting Profits Up 21% for Q1: AM Best Analysis

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Even though unrealized capital losses pushed surplus down 9 percent from year-end 2019 for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, aggregate underwriting profits for first-quarter 2020 were more than 21 percent higher than first-quarter 2019, AM Best reported. The first-quarter underwriting …

27 05, 2020

SEC Pursues Coronavirus Fraudsters With Help From Whistleblowers

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The novel coronavirus outbreak and economic fallout is proving to be a bonanza for whistleblower lawyers as the U.S. securities regulator cracks down on a range of related misconduct from companies touting sham cures to misuse of federal aid. The …

27 05, 2020

Retail Subsidiaries of BB&T Rebrand as McGriff, Maintain North Carolina Headquarters

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McGriff Insurance Services, Inc., and McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc., the retail insurance subsidiaries of BB&T Insurance Holdings, have rebranded their businesses to McGriff. The company said in a statement the rebranding is designed to simplify the firm’s overall identity …

27 05, 2020

Florida CFO to Focus On Pandemic Business Liability Protections in 2021 Session

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Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis said he will pursue legislation that establishes liability protections for businesses in the next legislative session slated to start in March 2021. The Florida Department of Financial Services said in a statement that Patronis is currently …

27 05, 2020

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Names Hunziker as APAC Head Property & Specialty

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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Robert Hunziker as Asia Pacific Head Property & Specialty, effective Sept. 1, 2020. In this role, Hunziker will be responsible for providing underwriting leadership, portfolio steering and growing the Property & Specialty product offering …

27 05, 2020

Severe Storm Batters Coast of West Australia

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Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power, buildings were battered and trees were uprooted as a vast stretch of the west Australian coast was whipped by a severe storm on Monday for the second straight day. No casualties …

27 05, 2020

Ship Inspectors Conduct Virtual Inspections of Oil Tankers During Pandemic

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Ship assessors are resorting to virtual inspections of oil tankers to keep vessels afloat, as the coronavirus pandemic makes physical visits to check for seaworthiness tougher and a slump in fuel demand increases the need for ships as storage. Oil …