29 12, 2022

Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2022

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Allstate buying office space in downtown Chicago, State Farm suing Tesla over a car fire, and Geico being ordered to settle with a woman who contracted an STD in an insured’s car were some of the most-read stories in Insurance …

29 12, 2022

Ship Insurers’ Exodus From Russia-Ukraine Risks Gathers Momentum

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A host of shipping insurers altered their policies for 2023 to exclude claims linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, a further sign of the industry’s growing concerns about losses stemming from the conflict. At least 12 of the 13 organizations …

29 12, 2022

Google, YouTube Content Providers Must Face U.S. Children’s Privacy Lawsuit

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A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit accusing Alphabet Inc’s Google and several other companies of violating the privacy of children under age 13 by tracking their YouTube activity without parental consent, in order to send them targeted …

29 12, 2022

AM Best Gives A+ Rating to PartnerRe’s New MGA-Driven Insurance Ops

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AM Best has assigned an A+ financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) to PartnerRe Insurance Solutions Bermuda Ltd. (PartnerRe Ins Solutions BM Ltd), a newly added member of PartnerRe Ltd. The ratings outlook is stable. According to an AM Best …

29 12, 2022

Top 10 West Insurance Journal Stories of 2022

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GEICO closing offices in California, insurers battling with regulators, lawsuits, settlements, and wildfires were among the most read stories in Insurance Journal’s West region. Following were among the region’s top 10 articles for the year that interested readers. The Top …

29 12, 2022

Top 10 National Insurance Journal Stories of 2022

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Auto insurers have had difficulties coming out of the pandemic – when streets were relatively unpopulated. The topic was the top national story published by Insurance Journal in 2022. If a word cloud was to be done on all national …

29 12, 2022

Top 10 International Insurance Journal Stories of 2022

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As we reach the end of another eventful year, Insurance Journal takes a look back at some of the top International stories, which were, of course, dominated by the Russia-Ukraine war. Three of the top 10 articles for the year …

29 12, 2022

Ransomware Did Not Cause Direct Physical Loss, State High Court Says

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A business owner’s insurance policy did not provide coverage for software damaged by a ransomware attack because there was no direct physical damage or loss, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. “Computer software cannot experience ‘direct physical loss or physical damage’ …

29 12, 2022

No Time to Celebrate Soft Market but Commercial Insurance Rates Stabilizing: WTW

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With last year’s 25% rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance dropping to 2.5%, and 150% hikes for cyber cover sinking to 25%, significant softening is forecast for some casualty lines in 2023. Those reduced price hikes are …

29 12, 2022

Exxon Sues to Force EU to Scrap New Windfall Profits Tax on Oil Companies

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U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp. is suing the European Union in a bid to force it to scrap the bloc’s new windfall tax on oil groups, arguing Brussels exceeded its legal authority by imposing the levy. Record profits this …