A bulletin from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) notes that as of the beginning of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane season, all sixteen original member governments “have signaled their continued support by renewing their 2008 policies.” In addition the …
World governments must quickly start a $45 trillion “energy technology revolution” that could drive up the cost of producing carbon ten-fold, or risk emissions surging by 2050, the West’s energy watchdog warned on Friday. The world would need to build …
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has introduced new vehicle replacement coverage for commercial fleets – insuring the full replacement cost of vehicles that are total losses for up to their first three model years. In addition, a hybrid upgrade endorsement is …
California lawmakers recently approved several insurance-related bills, addressing such topics as disaster response and automative repair following a crash. Following is a summary of recent legislation, as provided by the Association of California Insurance Companies. Assembly Floor AB 1848 (Ma) …
The California Department of Industrial Relations has launched an Insurance Coverage Program, an enforcement program designed to identify and target employers who fail to carry workers’ compensation insurance. DIR Director John C. Duncan said the program will help DIR “to …
Nearly 1,000 young Montana workers ages16 to 24 year old are injured on-the-job each year, according to the Montana State Fund. The state workers’ compensation insurer’s statistics show that that same age group makes up just 17 percent of the …
American E&S Insurance Brokers named James Lassiter a professional and financial lines broker. He will be working in the Irvine, Calif., branch. Lassiter has spent nearly 15 years in the insurance industry, specializing in professional, financial, and management liability, including …
U.S. Risk Underwriters, a subsidiary of U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., will relocate four programs currently operated by the U.S. Risk subsidiary, Lighthouse Underwriters. The programs – ElderCare, StaffPak, PLPros and TAKE 1 – will be relocated to U.S. Risk …
New York City is letting interior construction resume at Goldman Sachs’ new headquarters, where a hunk of steel plunged 18 stories onto a ball field during Little League games last month. Although no one was hurt, the May 17 mishap …
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