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19 05, 2020

Chinese Hackers Blamed for Accessing Records of 9 Million easyJet Customers

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Chinese hackers are suspected of accessing email and travel details of about nine million easyJet customers, said two sources familiar with the investigation into a cyber attack disclosed by the British airline on Tuesday. The sources said the hacking tools …

19 05, 2020

Pandemic Could Complicate Colorado’s Potentially Bad Fire Season

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As if Southwest Colorado’s extreme drought wasn’t enough to raise concerns about a potentially destructive wildfire season, the added complications of the coronavirus have only fueled that anxiety. The COVID-19 outbreak demands people isolate as much as possible to reduce …

19 05, 2020

Louisiana Senate OKs Bill Aimed at Curbing Car Accident Lawsuits

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The Louisiana Senate has agreed to change the rules for lawsuits over car wrecks, aiming to limit damage claims against insurance companies and other businesses. The Senate voted 29-8 for the bill by Republican Sen. Kirk Talbot of River Ridge. …

18 05, 2020

Europe Faces Sweltering Summer with Below-Average Rainfall: Scientists

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Europe is set for a sweltering and tinder dry summer this year, posing trouble for farmers, utilities and transportation on inland waterways. That’s the conclusion of scientists at the Copernicus Climate Change Service, who published the seasonal outlook this week. …

18 05, 2020

Coronavirus Blocks Farm Laborers from Working in UK – in Possible Foretaste of Brexit

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Britain’s fruit and vegetable farmers have long dreaded their country’s exit from the European Union, worrying that it would keep out the tens of thousands of Eastern European workers who come every year to pick produce. Now, the coronavirus pandemic …

18 05, 2020

BMS Signs Long-Term Partnership Agreement with Chilean Broker Insurex Re

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BMS Group, the London-based specialist re/insurance broker, announce it has signed a preferred partner agreement with the independent Chilean reinsurance broker and existing trading partner Insurex Re, a company owned by Insurex Group. A long-term business plan has been agreed …

18 05, 2020

Ed Broking Launches E-Trading Platform Called ‘TradEd’ in Bermuda

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Ed Broking, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the external launch of its TradEd portals for carriers and clients in Bermuda. TradEd, the e-trading platform that is used in-house by BGC insurance companies* globally, is now available to …

18 05, 2020

The Facts About Supposed ‘Illegal Acts’ Exclusions

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Is the Insurance Policy Affected if the Business Opens Against a Governor’s Orders: The Facts About Supposed “Illegal Acts” Exclusions States have gone to war against some municipalities over COVID-19. Executive orders currently in place in many states still bar …

18 05, 2020

Insurance Comparison Website SelectQuote Hopes IPO Will Raise $342 Million

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SelectQuote Inc. said on Friday it was looking to raise about $342 million in an initial public offering that could value the owner of the insurance policy comparison website at more than $3 billion. The company will offer about 18 …

18 05, 2020

Hub Acquires Assets of Massachusetts’ Lashua-LaChance & Poliks Insurance Agency

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Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Lashua-LaChance & Poliks Insurance Agency Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Gardner, Mass., Lashua-LaChance is a locally owned, independent insurance agency that provides personal …