Monthly Archives: <span>July 2021</span>

Chubb Canada Launches Hub for General Aviation and Non-Major Aerospace Insurance

Chubb announced that it has set up an aviation hub in Canada to develop further its domestic general aviation and non-major aerospace business. The Canadian Aviation hub is part of a new regional focus for the aviation team from Chubb …

Drugmaker Endo Agrees to $35m Opioid Settlement With Tennessee Local Governments

Endo International Plc has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit by Tennessee local governments and on behalf of a child allegedly born addicted to painkillers accusing the drugmaker of fueling the opioid epidemic, the company announced Thursday. …

Alabama Reports July Spike in COVID-19 Cases

Alabama is suffering a “self-inflicted wound” from COVID-19, with hospitals again filling up as the state trails the nation in vaccinations and pandemic precautions like face masks and social distancing are all but forgotten, a health leader said. Only 166 …

Cyber Attack Disrupts Container Operations at Major South African Port

JOHANNESBURG – A cyber attack has disrupted container operations at the South African port of Cape Town, an email seen by Reuters on Thursday said. Durban, the busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, was also affected, three sources with direct …

Louisiana ‘Good,’ but Texas Lags in IBHS Building Code Rankings

Texas has a long way to go but despite getting hit by four hurricanes and one tropical storm in 2020, Louisiana still ranks as one of the top 10 states for resilience based on its statewide building codes. The “Rating …

Senators Add Vaccine Misinformation as Reason to Alter Tech Firms’ Liability Protection

Two Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday will add to the stack of bills going after Section 230 – a law that protects tech companies from being sued over content posted by users – making such platforms responsible for health-related misinformation. …

Hippo Enters Commercial Insurance Market With Homeowners Association Product

Home insurtech Hippo is jumping into the commercial insurance market. The California-based managing general agency startup said its expansion will focus on “targeted commercial insurance” customers. Its first product in the space is a tailored homeowners association (HOA) product. That …

Wells Media Executive Chairman Given Industry Marketing Group’s Icon Award

The Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) presented Mark Wells, executive chairman of Wells Media Group Inc., with the IMCA Icon award in recognition of extraordinary leadership and exemplary achievement in insurance marketing and communications. Wells recently celebrated 50 years …

North Dakota Pipeline Break Spews 41K Gallons of Oilfield Wastewater

Nearly 41,000 gallons of oilfield wastewater spilled from a broken pipeline in western North Dakota, impacting an unknown amount of land, state regulators said. The North Dakota Department of Environmental quality said Kansas-based Tallgrass Energy reported the produced water spill …

Officials: Texas Home Explosion May Have Been Intentional

The explosion that destroyed a house in suburban Dallas on July 19 and heavily damaged the two next door, injuring six people, may not have been an accident, officials said. Previously, fire officials had said that a gas leak in …