November 23, 2022
The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to review an appellate court decision that found the COVID virus caused a direct physical loss that was covered by insurance. The Louisiana high court announced Tuesday that it will take up an appeal …
November 23, 2022
When federal workplace safety inspectors opened an investigation at a Dollar General store in Columbus, they discovered violations that were all-too-familiar and the kind that has led to more than $15 million in proposed penalties since 2017 for one of …
November 23, 2022
LACEY, Okla. (AP) – Authorities have “a suspect in mind” after four people were found dead and one injured at a marijuana farm in rural Oklahoma, but no arrests have been announced. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Capt. Stan Florence …
November 23, 2022
GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) – A man who pleaded guilty to torching several barns last year in a northern Indiana county was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison followed by decades on probation. An Elkhart County judge sentenced Joseph Hershberger …
November 23, 2022
A wing from a Cessna 208B broke away before the plane crashed Friday into a field northeast of Seattle, killing the four people on board, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The NTSB said the wreckage has been recovered and …
November 23, 2022
A small town in central Oregon was evacuated and five people were hurt due to a hemp manufacturing plant fire Sunday. The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office said five employees were burned in the blaze, including one who suffered significant burns, …
November 23, 2022
In a letter to the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners expressed its “deep concern” over a proposal to collect data on climate-related risks from property and casualty insurers, and its disappointment that insurance commissioners have …
November 23, 2022
The U.S. property/casualty industry posted a combined ratio of about 106.6 in the third quarter – the highest in five years, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. “In addition to the effects of catastrophe losses on various …
November 23, 2022
An investment group founded by embattled insurance executive Greg Lindberg has filed an objection to North Carolina regulators’ plan to liquidate two of Lindberg’s insurance companies, arguing that the companies could be sold and benefits paid quickly. “We deeply disagree …
November 23, 2022
Reinsurance rates for property catastrophe business should increase by well over 10% when contracts are renewed in January 2023, according to a commentary from Fitch Ratings Fitch expects double-digit percentage premium rate rises for property catastrophe cover in 2023, driven …