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24 05, 2022

WTW Launches Cyber Coverage for Ports and Terminals

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Insurance broker WTW has launched specialist cyber coverage for ports and terminals, called CyNav. Designed to address the specific cyber threats faced by port and terminal owners and operators, CyNav provides both flexible and tailored cover for business interruption losses …

24 05, 2022

Credit Agricole Italy Weighs Investing in Banco BPM’s Insurance Business

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Credit Agricole Italy is interested in investing in the insurance activities of Banco BPM, the French banking group’s Italy head said on Monday. Banco BPM has exercised a call option to gain full ownership of its insurance joint-venture with France’s …

24 05, 2022

People Moves: Alliant Hires Johnson in Missouri; Gregory & Appel Names Kennedy COO

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Alliant Insurance Services Hires Hunter Johnson Alliant Insurance Services hired Hunter Johnson as vice president, growing its presence in the Midwest region. Based in Springfield, Missouri, Johnson will deploy his broad expertise in workers’ compensation, alternative risk financing, and complex …

24 05, 2022

Ransomware Attack Exposed Data of More Than 500,000 Chicago Students, Staff

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The personal information of more than half a million Chicago Public Schools students and staff was compromised in a ransomware attack last December, but the vendor didn’t report it to the district until last month, officials said. The data breach …

24 05, 2022

Munich Re Issues Green Bond in U.S. Market

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Following its successful placement of green bonds in 2020 and 2021, Munich Re has successfully placed its first green subordinated bond in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in the U.S. market. By issuing this bond in the globally …

24 05, 2022

Illinois Contractor Fined $378,000 for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards

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A Roselle, Illinois contractor’s history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations and penalties – and a willingness to expose its workers to serious injuries or worse – continues, as federal inspectors found during their Nov. 8, 2021, …

24 05, 2022

MS Amlin Partners With Insurtech Altelium to Offer Cover for Battery Energy Storage

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MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s re/insurer, announced a partnership with insurtech Altelium to offer a construction all-risk and operational all-risk insurance solution for battery energy storage systems (BESS), as part of its commitment to supporting sustainability. Altelium …

24 05, 2022

Insurers, Banks Must Take Climate Action or Face Profit Hit, Higher Capital Charges: BOE

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Banks and insurers which fail to properly manage climate risks could face a 10% to 15% hit to annual profits and higher capital requirements, the Bank of England said on Tuesday. In its first comprehensive stress test of how Britain’s …

24 05, 2022

Rochester Diocese Offers $147M to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims

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The Diocese of Rochester, New York, and its insurers have submitted a proposal to bankruptcy court to settle 471 sexual abuse claims against them for $147 million. The settlement includes $107,750,000 from insurers and $40,500,000 from the Catholic diocese and …

24 05, 2022

Vermont Creates Panel to Oversee Opioid Settlement Spending

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Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed legislation into law that creates an advisory committee to make recommendations on how to spend the state’s share of settlement money with drug manufacturers and distribution companies over the toll of prescription opioids. The …