28 02, 2023

Georgia Bill Would End Direct Action Suits Against Insurers in Truck Accidents

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Truck insurers would be able to avoid being named as defendants in lawsuits filed after trucking accidents under a bill moving through the Georgia General Assembly. Senate Bill 191, reported favorably last week by the Senate Transportation Committee, would repeal …

28 02, 2023

Storm Across Texas and Oklahoma Likely Qualified as a Derecho

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A long line of quick-moving thunderstorms that produced a swath of damaging wind gusts across northern Texas and Oklahoma late Sunday likely qualified the event as a derecho, although that’s not an official designation, said Nolan Meister, a meteorologist with …

28 02, 2023

Ohio Residents, Norfolk Southern Strike a Deal on Crash Evidence

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Ohio residents suing Norfolk Southern Corp NSC.N will get an extra day to inspect rail cars that spilled a toxic chemical during a train derailment this month before the company clears the crash site, according to a deal struck by …

28 02, 2023

Progressive CEO: Early Rate Actions Helped Growth

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Progressive Corp. posted full-year 2022 net income of $721.5 million, down about 78% from net income of $3.35 billion the prior year, due to losses in its investment portfolio. However, Chief Executive Officer Tricia Griffith in a letter to shareholders …

27 02, 2023

Hurricanes Moving Farther North to Pummel Millions More Homes in US

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Is it possible to predict exactly where the wind will blow? How about where it will blow 30 years from now? The First Street Foundation, a nonprofit that works to define and communicate risks posed by climate change, says it …

27 02, 2023

TD, Other Banks Reach $1.35B Settlements to End Stanford Litigation

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Three banks agreed to pay $1.35 billion to resolve litigation by former Allen Stanford investors who accused them of contributing to the imprisoned financier’s massive Ponzi scheme. Canada’s Toronto-Dominion Bank will pay $1.205 billion, HSBC Holdings Plc will pay $40 …

27 02, 2023

People Moves: Robinson Named CEO of Optio; Bogardus Becomes Chief Executive of Everest Re Singapore; Pen Underwriting Promotes Simmonds in Public Sector Division

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Optio Group, Everest Re, and the MGA Pen Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Robinson Named CEO of Optio Group Optio Group, the London-based specialty MGA, announced the …

27 02, 2023

Cause of Huge Indiana Warehouse Fire Listed

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – An October fire that left an Evansville warehouse and neighboring buildings in ruins began on the third floor of the warehouse after someone started it to keep warm, firefighters said. The fire began around 4:40 a.m. …

27 02, 2023

La. Judge Mulling Further Sanctions Against Hurricane Damage Law Firm

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A federal judge in New Orleans has called owners of McClenny Moseley & Associates back into his courtroom again, this time to decide if the law firm should be sanctioned — and if so, how much — for making misrepresentations …

27 02, 2023

Russian Oil Is Being Stored in Ghana as Pool of Buyers Shrinks

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A cargo of Russian oil is heading for storage tanks in Ghana, a nation that exports crude itself and is on the doorstep of two regional supply powerhouses. The development suggests that traders could be scouring the market for new …