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8 04, 2022

US: Discrimination Based on Opioid Treatment Violates Law

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A deepening opioid epidemic is prompting the U.S. Department of Justice to warn about discrimination against those who are prescribed medication to treat their addictions. In guidelines published Tuesday, the department’s Civil Rights Division said employers, health care providers, law …

8 04, 2022

Relation Insurance Acquires BRK in Louisiana

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Relation Insurance Services announced it acquired the assets of Louisiana-based BRK Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BRK provides employee benefits and commercial lines insurance solutions to clients throughout Louisiana and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA. …

8 04, 2022

AIG Looks at Cutting Insurance for Russia, Ukraine

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AIG, one of the world’s biggest commercial insurers, is considering cutting cover for Russia and Ukraine, to shield itself from the risk of hefty claims as sanctions ratchet up and the war drags on, an insurance broker and a source …

2 04, 2022

Sixth Court Sides With Distributor in Ohio Opioid Lawsuit Jurisdiction Dispute

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An Ohio district court correctly granted a pharmaceutical distributor’s motion to remand to state court a case regarding whether its insurer must provide defense in ongoing opioid litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled. In a …

1 04, 2022

Global Insurers Could Face Losses From Russia-Ukraine War of $35B

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Global insurance losses from the Russia-Ukraine war could range from $16 billion to $35 billion, with reinsurers expected to assume 50% of those claims, according to a report published by S&P Global Ratings. While recent articles in the press have …

1 04, 2022

U.N. to Hold Companies to Their Net-Zero Pledges With Group of 16 Experts

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The United Nations on Thursday announced the members of an expert group that will scrutinize corporate pledges to achieve net-zero emissions, an effort to prevent greenwashing as private sector climate plans proliferate. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said the group of …

1 04, 2022

Zurich Insurance Accelerates Operational Net-Zero Target to 2030 Instead of 2050

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Zurich Insurance Group announced it is bringing forward by 20 years its target to achieve net-zero emissions in its operations. It now aims to reach the goal by 2030, after implementing plans announced on March 31 last year to achieve …

1 04, 2022

Ukraine to Guarantee Insurance Payouts to Cargo Ships Damaged at Its Danube Ports

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Ukraine, a major producer of grain, oilseeds and steel products, will guarantee insurance payments to cargo vessels damaged in hostilities on its stretch of the Danube, according to the government decision published on Friday. Ukraine exports almost all its commodities …

1 04, 2022

Judge OKs $83M Settlement for Owners in Miami Beach Condo Collapse

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People who owned units in a Florida oceanfront condominium building that collapsed last year will divide $83 million for property losses, with the compensation for families over the 98 deaths still to be determined, a judge ruled Wednesday. The money …

1 04, 2022

Property Catastrophe Reinsurers Show Greater Risk Appetites as Price Hikes Continue

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Reinsurers have boosted their 2022 probable maximum loss (PML) exposures as higher prices continues to attract more capital to property-catastrophe risks, according to Moody’s Investors Service. Reinsurers’ public disclosures of their Jan. 1, 2022 modeled probable maximum loss (PML) exposures …