Monthly Archives: <span>May 2024</span>

Mexico Is Battling 159 Active Wildfires

Mexico is fighting 159 active wildfires across the country amid the year’s second heat wave that has also put the nation’s power grid under stress. Mexico’s national weather service issued an alert that at least 12 states would experience temperatures …

EU Firms’ Appetite for China Investment Sinks to Record Low

China is losing its luster as a top country to invest in as firms seek to avoid geopolitical risks and turn to Southeast Asia and Europe, according to a survey by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Only …

Nine Out of 10 Wrongful Death Lawsuits Settled Over Astroworld Crowd Surge

HOUSTON (AP) — Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld music festival have been settled, including one that was set to go to trial this week, an attorney said Wednesday. …

People Moves: Higginbotham Announces Executive Promotions in Financial Services, Employee Benefits

Higginbotham announced a series of executive promotions within the Financial Services division. These moves are intended to match current growth at Higginbotham and prepare for future milestones by drawing on deep bench strength to scale-up operations and enhance client services. …

Texas Launches Compensation Program for Border Property Crime Damage

Texas landowners along the U.S.-Mexico border who have experienced damage caused by border property crime can now file for reimbursement of up to $75,000, attorney general Ken Paxton announced this week. Texas lawmakers last year approved a law to create …

China Construction Bank Sued in US Over Reinsurance Fraud Losses

China Construction Bank Corp., the nation’s third-largest commercial lender, was accused in a US lawsuit of enabling a massive fraud in the reinsurance industry that left companies with “monumental losses” and sinking stock prices. The bank allowed employees to conspire …

Markets/Coverages: FloodFlash Launches New Parametric Auto Dealer Program

FloodFlash has added a dealer program in its efforts to support more U.S. businesses ahead of a hurricane season that is widely anticipated to be amongst the worst in recent memory. Stored on large, flat areas of often impermeable land, …

Liberty Mutual Posts $1.5B Net Income for Q1, Reversing Loss

Liberty Mutual Holding Company on Thursday reported first quarter 2024 net income of $1.5 billion compared to loss of $74 million during the same period last year. The combined ratio for the first three months of 2024 improved to 95.8 …

Nuclear Verdicts Surge to $14.5 Billion in 2023 – Report

Nuclear verdicts of at least $10 million reached a 15-year high in 2023, while 27 verdicts were “thermonuclear,” or more than $100 million, according to a new study by research firm Marathon Strategies. The report, “Corporate Verdicts Go Thermonuclear,” found …

Personal Auto Insurers Have Edge on Innovation: AM Best

After two years of challenges for personal auto insurers, rating agency AM Best delivered a positive assessment: U.S. personal auto insurers are the furthest ahead when it comes to innovation. Personal auto insurers’ innovative processes include automated claims management and …