Lloyd’s Opening Miami Office to Support Growth in Latin America and Caribbean
Lloyd’s, the re/insurance marketplace, is opening an office in Miami from Sept. 1, 2024, with an aim to strengthen its Latin America and Caribbean business. The new office will enable Lloyd’s to realign its resources to centrally support brokers, coverholders …
Should Judge Recuse Himself From Case Involving His Own Insurer?
Liberty Mutual Insurance is pushing for a federal judge in New Jersey to recuse himself from a construction insurance case because he did not disclose that he has been a long-time Liberty insured, a significant claimant, and investigated by the …
Hack That Crippled UK Hospitals Highlights Growing Threat to NHS
In June of last year, a Russian cybercrime gang called BlackCat hacked the Barts Health NHS Trust, a part of the UK’s National Health Service that operates several hospitals in London, and published some of it online in an extortion …
World Hits Streak of Record Temperatures as UN Warns of ‘Climate Hell’
Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU’s climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to avert “climate hell.” The average global …
Staff Warned Off Whistleblower Hotlines: Global Survey
More than half of whistleblowers have felt pressured not to use internal hotlines to raise red flags at large global businesses and public bodies, a global EY survey showed. The number of organizations without a whistleblowing hotline has halved since …
Crypto Exchange Binance Seeks to Slash Size of $13 Billion UK Lawsuit
Crypto exchange Binance on Wednesday sought to throw out the vast majority of a London lawsuit worth up to 10 billion pounds ($12.8 billion) over claims it and other exchanges colluded to “delist” the Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) cryptocurrency. Binance …
Companies Need to Be Aware of Cyber Risks Related to Proliferation of IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT), which refers to the collection of internet-enabled devices such as wearables, industrial sensors and controls, and closed-circuit cameras, has revolutionized processes from pharmaceuticals storage to energy-usage monitoring. However, it has also created a wide array …
Buffett’s NetJets Sues Pilots’ Union for Defamation
NetJets, the luxury plane unit of billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc, sued its 3,400-member pilots union for defamation over statements about its commitment to safety and training pilots. The lawsuit filed on Monday in a state court in Columbus, …
Commercial Property Insurance Market Proving More Stable, Capitalized: USI
Following last year’s historically challenging property insurance market, 2024 is proving to be “a more stable and capitalized market,” USI Insurance Services reported in its latest Commercial Property & Casualty Market Outlook Mid-Year Addendum. “Large rate increases from 2023 have …
CNA’s Worman to Take CEO Reins From Robusto in 2025
CNA Financial Corp. said it is promoting Doug Worman, currently executive vice president and global head of underwriting, to president and chief executive officer starting in 2025. Current CEO Dino E. Robusto will transition to a role of executive chairman …
Mississippi Judge Affirms Settlement After 62-year-old Died in Police Encounter
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge has ordered the enforcement of a lawsuit settlement between Mississippi’s capital city and the family of a man who died after police officers pulled him from a car while searching for a murder suspect. …
Only a Third of $2.7M Stolen in Miss. County Hacking Scam Has Been Returned
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Madison County has recovered an estimated $900,000 after an investigation found that the county was defrauded out of millions of tax dollars, authorities said Monday. Sheriff Randy Tucker updated the Board of Supervisors on Monday about …
Surgeons Can’t Slip Out of GEICO’s Latest RICO Fraud Lawsuit in NC, Judge Says
GEICO Insurance companies have continued their campaign against alleged auto insurance fraud actors, including some well-known physicians and medical clinics. And a federal judge ruled this week that two of those practitioners cannot escape a $2.8 million lawsuit in North …
People Moves: PCF Insurance Services Names Gray Chief Financial Officer
PCF Insurance Services named Brandon Gray chief financial officer. Gray, who joined PCF in March 2023, previously served as the company’s senior vice president and treasurer. His promotion to CFO follows Felix Morgan’s December 2023 appointment to CEO from his …
PacifiCorp to Pay $178M in Latest Settlement Over Deadly 2020 Oregon Blazes
Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs in the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state. In other cases that have …
Private Equity Firm Invests in Injured Worker Case Manager Allegiant Medical Care
Council Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has acquired Allegiant Managed Care, a nurse case management company providing services within workers’ compensation and other property/casualty insurance lines. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Pittsburgh, Allegiant Managed Care …
State Work-Release Prisoner Killed in Blast While Welding Fuel Tank
A state prisoner on a work-release program was killed in a fuel tank explosion while he was working as a welder for an employer in Rockport, the Maine Department of Corrections said last Saturday. Sean Rancourt was welding the diesel …
People Moves: Skyward Specialty Expands Media Liability Team
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, headquartered in Houston, named three new members to its media liability team Andrea Taylor is Skyward’s new vice president of media liability. Taylor has 25 years of leadership and underwriting expertise, specializing in the segment. She …
People Moves: Aon Names Reese as CFO, Succeeding Davies; Ogden Named CEO of HDI Global UK & Ireland as Taylor Retires
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at broker Aon and HDI Global UK & Ireland. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names Reese as CFO, Succeeding Davies Insurance broker Aon plc announced that Edmund Reese …
Fort Myers Life Insurance Broker Charged With Policy Fraud, Misusing ID Info
Florida financial regulators have charged a Fort Myers insurance broker with taking out a life insurance policy on a person without their knowledge and misusing the person’s identification information. Bryce Corey Tyminski, 26, was arrested and booked into the Lee …