As another wildfire season looms, insurance companies have abandoned some California neighborhoods at lower risk of burning, forcing tens of thousands of homeowners to obtain bare-bones coverage from the state’s insurer of last resort. California intended the insurer, called the …
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Farmers Insurance alleges in a lawsuit that a former agent in Oklahoma conspired to move Farmers’ insureds to other insurance companies, including an agency where his wife works. Farmers alleges that Bradley McKinney broke his Agent Appointment Agreement with Farmers …
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The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, in 2024 famously lowered its insurance coverage on Tropicana Field, the longtime home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team. The move saved the city some $275,000 in annual premium but slashed coverage limits …
After Milton’s Damage to Stadium, St. Pete Votes to Raise Coverage to $50M Read More »
TMK Appoints Glover From AIG as Aviation Underwriter Specialty insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) announced it has appointed Cameron Glover as an underwriter within its Aviation department. He takes up his new role within the expanding Aerospace division writing airport …
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The Trump administration’s $20 billion maritime reinsurance program, which aims to cover hull & machinery, as well as cargo, is designed to get ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz. But, according to Moody’s Ratings, without coverage of liability risk, …
US $20B Reinsurance Plan Unlikely to Restart Gulf Shipping Without Liability Cover Read More »
Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train its artificial intelligence models. Britannica said in the complaint filed on Friday that Microsoft-backed OpenAI used its online articles …
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A Florida judge has given another win to Citizens Property Insurance Corp., finding that the state-created insurer’s arbitration endorsement is constitutional and enforceable. “Final judgment is granted in favor of Citizens and against the plaintiff as to this declaration that …
Judge Sides With Florida Citizens in Another Win for DOAH Arbitration Plan Read More »
US data center development has slowed because the power grid is reaching its limit to accommodate more large facilities, according to research from energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Developers added data centers that would consume about 25 gigawatts of electricity to …
US Data Center Boom Slows Due to Power Grid Limits, Consultancy Says Read More »
A man was charged week with selling a stolen gun to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard who used it to kill one person and wound two others at Old Dominion University, federal authorities said. …
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In a three-way deal, TPG, an asset management firm, has launched an insurance brokerage with offices in South Carolina. That brokerage, Third Wave Insurance, has acquired Palmer & Cay, an insurance and employee benefits brokerage in Atlanta. Palmer & Cay, …
TPG Launches Third Wave Brokerage, Which Acquires Palmer & Cay in Atlanta Read More »
