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29 09, 2021

Italian Insurer Cattolica Says Its Board Views Generali Takeover Offer as Fair

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Italian insurer Cattolica said on Tuesday that its board considers that bigger rival Generali’s takeover offer for it is at a fair price. Generali, Italy’s largest insurer, earlier in May said it would launch a 1.17 billion euro buyout offer …

28 09, 2021

Cyber Insurer Coalition Raises $205M; Push Into Public Markets Among Future Plans

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Coalition, a San Francisco-based cyber insurance and security company, has already been focused on rapid growth. Its new $205 million venture capital financing will help supercharge that strategy even further. “We are building a new kind of insurance with technology …

28 09, 2021

Smaller Delaware Businesses Find Ways to Survive Pandemic

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Small businesses have faced big-time problems throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. And for many, it was no longer just about trying to get by. It was a matter of survival. Local small-business owners Rous and Angie Robles of My Sister’s Fault …

28 09, 2021

Maine Attorney General Considers Suing Over PCB, PFAS Contamination

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Maine’s attorney general is seeking proposals from law firms willing to assist with potential legal claims over chemical contamination in the state. The state is considering legal claims over so-called PCBs and a separate class known as PFAS. Both chemicals …

28 09, 2021

Delaware Sues Monsanto Alleging Damage to Natural Resources

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Delaware’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against chemical company Monsanto and spinoffs Solutia and Pharmacia, alleging long-lasting damage to the state’s natural resources. The lawsuit filed Delaware Superior Court on Wednesday alleges Monsanto knew as early as 1937 that …

28 09, 2021

Colonial Surety Launches Cyber and Fiduciary Package for Retirement Planning

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Colonial Surety, a direct and digital insurer, expanded its fiduciary liability product offering for plan sponsors – businesses that offer retirement plans – with a new, two-part package that includes cyber liability coverage. The new package offers fiduciary liability insurance …

28 09, 2021

Annual Financial Crime Compliance Costs Rise to $49.9B for Financial Institutions

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Financial crime compliance costs for the U.S. and Canada are at nearly $50 billion in 2021, a rise of almost 20% from the year before, according to a new LexisNexis study. Labor costs, more regulations and evolving crime threats are …

28 09, 2021

Investigators Probing Cause of Deadly Montana Train Derailment

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Federal investigators are seeking the cause of an Amtrak train derailment near a switch on tracks in the middle of vast farmland in far northern Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized over the weekend. The westbound Empire …

28 09, 2021

Omaha National Raises $45M, Will Transition to Being Direct Workers’ Compensation Writer

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Technology-enabled workers’ compensation and payroll services provider Omaha National Group, Inc. announced a $45 million Series B round led by Accomplice. The company said it plans to use the funds to support its transition to operating as a direct insurance …

28 09, 2021

Religious Partners Fear Boy Scouts’ Bankruptcy Plan Leaves Them Unprotected

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Amid the Boy Scouts of America’s complex bankruptcy case, there is worsening friction between the BSA and the major religious groups that help it run thousands of scout units. At issue: the churches’ fears that an eventual settlement — while …