Monthly Archives: <span>April 2014</span>

Ironshore Personal Lines Adds Fine Arts, Valuables Endorsement

Ironshore’s Personal Lines unit has expanded coverages available for high-net worth insured homeowners. Ironshore clients can now obtain an endorsement for itemized fine art, jewelry, private collections, and other personal valuables. Ironshore’s ‘personal articles floater’ is available to homeowner insureds …

Lincoln, Nebraska to Pay $127K to Homeowners for Sewage Flood Damage

The city of Lincoln, Neb., is paying thousands to more than a dozen homeowners whose basements were flooded with sewage. A water main break in the Belmont neighborhood of north Lincoln early New Year’s Day filled a nearby manhole and …

Louisiana Senators Keep Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Law Intact

Louisiana motorcyclists still must wear helmets, without exceptions. The Senate Transportation Committee killed a proposal by Sen. Mike Walsworth, R-West Monroe, that would have allowed people 21 and older to ride without a helmet if they complete a safety training …

Ng Joins Miller’s Treaty Reinsurance Team in Hong Kong

Joe Ng has joined Miller Insurance Services in Hong Kong in a treaty reinsurance business production role. Before joining Miller, Joe Ng spent 43 years at China Taiping Group in various roles, most recently as deputy general manager and a …

Washington LNG Blast Spotlights Natural Gas Safety

An unexplained blast this week at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in rural Washington state, which injured workers, forced an evacuation and raised alarm about a potentially large second explosion, could focus attention on the risk of storing massive …

Millions For Comic’s Vegas Injury Requested Of Jury

A Nevada jury was asked Friday to award comedian George Wallace at least $7.1 million for earnings he claims he lost as a result of a leg injury he said he received while performing in December 2007 at a posh …

Injured Skier Sues Oregon Resort Over ‘Drunken’ Snowboarder

A skier injured when an allegedly drunken snowboarder collided with her has filed a $900,000 lawsuit against the snowboarder and Skibowl in Oregon. The suit from Maria Magdalena Stanila alleges the Mount Hood ski resort has a permissive attitude toward …

Could Washington Landslide Lawsuits Win?

The warnings could hardly have been clearer. One technical report told of the “potential for a large catastrophic failure” of the 600-foot hillside above a rural neighborhood near Oso, on the Stillaguamish River. Another noted plainly that it “poses a …

Top 10 States and Cities for Job Growth

North Dakota, California, Texas and Florida did well in job growth in 2013 while Arkansas and Pennsylvania lagged and West Virginia was the only state to lose jobs. Overall, 12 states showed job growth of at least two percent last …

ACE Creates Global Cyber Risk Unit Headed by Merrill

ACE Group has created a Global Cyber Risk Practice to address growing risks as legislation and exposures for privacy and network security evolve around the world and customer demands for cyber risk insurance and risk management solutions grow. To lead …