Monthly Archives: <span>April 2022</span>

Indiana Family Appeals After Wrongful Death Suit Tossed

The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white Indiana police officer in 2019 is appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of their wrongful death lawsuit. Eric Logan’s relatives argue in their appeal filed last week in …

People Moves: Dunbar Joins CAC Specialty as VP in Houston; Alliant Adds Mahoney in Dallas

CAC Specialty Names Mike Dunbar as Vice President in Houston CAC Specialty has announced the expansion of its Houston-based Oil & Gas team with the hiring of Mike Dunbar, who recently joined CAC Natural Resources as vice president. Dunbar has …

UK’s Flood Re Launches Scheme to Help Homowners Raise Resilience Against Floods

Flood Re, the joint initiative between the UK insurance industry and the UK government to promote the availability and affordability of flood insurance, has launched a proposition designed to ensure homes are more resilient against flooding. Starting in April, participating …

Texas Metal Fabricator Cited for Exposing Employees to Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Texas metal fabricator for repeatedly exposing employees to fall, machine and other safety hazards. OSHA’s most recent inspection of Kyoei Steel LTD – operating as Vinton Steel …

Ohio State Settles More Lawsuits Over Sex Abuse by Team Doctor

Ohio State University will pay $2 million to settle more lawsuits brought by men who said they were sexually abused decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss, increasing the number of survivors who’ve reached settlement agreements to nearly 290. …

Demotech Downgrades FedNat Rating, Just as Florida Guv Calls Special Session

Florida-based FedNat Insurance Co., six months after it pulled out of other states to concentrate on Florida, woke up to some potentially bad news on Good Friday. The Demotech financial rating firm announced it has downgraded FedNat’s financial stability rating …

UK Homebuilders Commit More Than £2B to Fix Fire Safety Issues

Developers responsible for building half of the new homes in the UK have committed more than 2 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) to help fix safety issues. So far 35 developers have made commitments to fix issues on buildings that are …

Natural Disasters Cost Global Economy $32B in Q1, With Only $14B Insured: Aon

Preliminary economic losses from natural hazards billion during the first quarter of 2022 totaled $32, of which less than 50% (or $14 billion), was covered by public and private insurers, according to a report published by Aon. Although the first …

Markets/Coverages: Brownyard’s Library Program; Core Specialty’s Equine Unit; Skyward’s Cannabis Bonds; Roamly’s Travel

Brownyard’s ‘By The Cover’ Now 15 Additional States New York-based program administrator Brownyard Group announced that its By The Cover, its insurance program for libraries, is now available in 15 additional states, for a total of 26. By The Cover …

Lawsuit Challenges Reinstatement of Philadelphia’s Mask Mandate

Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia’s renewed indoor mask mandate scheduled to be enforced beginning Monday in an effort to halt a surge in COVID-19 infections. The lawsuit, filed in …