11 04, 2024

People Moves: Miller Promoted to Lloyd’s Americas CEO as Watkins Exits

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Lloyd’s said Dawn Miller has been named chief commercial officer and CEO of Lloyd’s Americas. Miller, who joined Lloyd’s in 2022 and oversees its global network as commercial director, will assume her expanded role on Sept. 1, based in New …

5 04, 2024

EBRD Calls for Subsidized Insurance to Quickly Rebuild Ukraine

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Subsidized insurance would attract investors to help rebuild Ukraine’s war-battered economy, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. “Reconstruction could start very quickly,” EBRD Chief Economist Beata Javorcik told Bloomberg Television on Friday. “I was in Berlin a …

11 04, 2024

People Moves: Carpenter’s Global Specialties Unit Taps Partner Re’s Chu for Credit, Bond & Political Risk Team

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Carpenter’s Global Specialties Unit Taps Partner Re’s Chu for Credit, Bond & Political Risk Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of Richard Chu as managing director, Credit, Bond & Political Risk, Global Specialties. Effective immediately, …

5 04, 2024

Baltimore Shipping Could Resume by End of April With Full Capacity by End of May

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it expects to open a new channel to the Port of Baltimore by the end of April, freeing up commercial shipping blocked by a collapsed bridge, and then restore port access to …

11 04, 2024

Carnival Puts Miami Headquarters Up for Sale as Florida Real Estate Soars

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Carnival Corp. has listed for sale its sprawling headquarters on the outskirts of Miami, seeking to cash in on real estate the cruise giant has owned for roughly three decades. The company is now looking to downsize to about 300,000 …

5 04, 2024

South Florida Crane Collapse Kills 1 Worker, Injuries People on Bridge

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A construction worker was killed and three other people were injured when a crane section fell onto a bridge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, heavily damaging cars that were crossing the bridge Thursday. The Miami Herald and other news sites reported …

11 04, 2024

EPA Sets US’s First Drinking Water Standards to Limit Toxic PFAS

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About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing “forever chemicals” under the country’s first-ever drinking water standards for PFAS finalized Wednesday by the EPA, White House officials said. The Environmental Protection Agency finalized an enforceable 4 parts per …

5 04, 2024

Viewpoint: Florida Insurance Market on the Mend

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Almost one year ago, on May 31, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed sweeping insurance reform legislation into law. At that time, the Florida insurance market was on life support. Homeowners’ insurance companies, stung by massive losses, were leaving the …

11 04, 2024

Florida’s Slide Insurance Secures $210 Million Catastrophe Bond

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Tampa-based Slide Insurance announced it has finalized pricing for its $210 million Purple Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) catastrophe bond. The largest cat bond sponsored by Slide to date, Purple Re Ltd. provides 40% more in fully collateralized reinsurance than the …

11 04, 2024

US Cyber Agency Warns of Compromise at Sisense Data Firm

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The US lead agency for federal cybersecurity is warning that Sisense Inc., a data analytics company, has suffered a compromise that could expose customer credentials and cryptographic secrets. Sisense provides AI-driven analytics to thousands of customers, according to the company’s …