Monthly Archives: <span>November 2023</span>

Banker Behind Big Loans to Trump’s Company Testifies For His Defense

When Deutsche Bank loaned Donald Trump`s company hundreds of millions lawyers of dollars, the bank always followed its own guidelines that include checking out information that would-be borrowers provide, an executive testified Tuesday at the former president’s civil fraud trial. …

Springsteen’s Drummer, Weinberg, Says Florida Car Restorer Took $125,000 From Him

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen`s drummer, Max Weinberg, is suing the owners of a Florida car restoration company, saying they stole $125,000 by falsely promising him a like-new 1957 Mercedes-Benz and then using his money for personal expenses. …

Leadership Changes at The Hartford With New Heads of Commercial, Personal Lines

The Hartford said it will head into 2024 with new heads of commercial and personal lines and announced additional leadership changes. A. Morris “Mo” Tooker, who joined The Hartford in 2015 as chief underwriting officer and later became head of …

World to Hit 2.5F of Warming During 2023 as Hottest Year on Record

With a month to run, 2023 will reach global warming of about 1.4 degrees Celsius (2.5 Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels, adding to “a deafening cacophony” of broken climate records, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday. The WMO’s provisional …

Markets/Coverages: MGA Rokstone Launches Contingency Portfolio

Rokstone, the international speciality re/insurance MGA that is part of the Aventum Group, announced the launch of a new contingency portfolio with backing from “A”-rated carriers. Rokstone is launching the contingency account initially in the UK and Europe with plans …

Shadow Banks, Such as Insurers, Hedge Funds, Could Be Sitting on Elevated Risk: ECB

The European Central Bank may need to take on a bigger role in supervising shadow banks as they are now bigger than conventional lenders and may be sitting on elevated risk, the outgoing head of the ECB’s supervision arm told …

London Metal Exchange Triumphs in Lawsuit Over Canceled Nickel Trades

The London Metal Exchange (LME) won a legal battle with U.S. financial firms on Wednesday which brought a case demanding $472 million in compensation after the exchange canceled billions of dollars in nickel trades last year following a surge in …

Massachusetts Climate Strategy Brings Together Its 78 Coastal Communities

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has announced a plan to assist the state’s 78 coastal communities from Cape Cod to the North Shore, where 2.5 million live, with their development of long-term regulatory, policy, and funding solutions to the effects of …

Cybersecurity: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Benjamin Franklin was a big fan of insurance, but he might have been a bit nonplussed if someone had given him a preview of the industry in 2023. Risks have …

Reinsurance Market Outlook ‘Stable’ on Improved Rates, Higher Demand: AM Best

Substantial rate improvements, higher attachment points and rising investment income are combining with increased demand for reinsurance cover to create a stable outlook for the global reinsurance sector, according to AM Best in a report. Of course, headwinds still exist …