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Cover Whale Partners With E&S Insurer Everspan to Offer Commercial Trucking
Sep 20 2021 // Cover Whale Insurance Solutions Inc., a Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based insurtech, is partnering with excess and surplus lines insurer Everspan Indemnity Insurance Co., to offer a commercial trucking insurance...
People Moves: Beazley Names Sanchez to New Cyber Role; AGCS Promotes Vassallo for Energy & Construction; Dyer and Adams Join Marsh’s UK Marine & Cargo Practice
Sep 17 2021 // This edition of International People Moves covers London-based appointments at Beazley, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and Marsh. A summary of these promotions and new hires follows here. Insurer Beazley...
NTSB: Georgia Cargo Shipwreck Caused by Inaccurate Stability Calculations
Sep 16 2021 // Inaccurate stability calculations caused the capsizing of vehicle carrier Golden Ray that resulted in $200 million worth of damages, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The Marine Accident Report details the...
Judge Rules Against Minneapolis Trucking Company in Sex Discrimination Case
Sep 13 2021 // A judge has ruled that a trucking company’s use of a strength test disadvantages women, violates federal law, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC said Stan Koch & Sons...
Japan Sees a Future in Crewless Cargo Ships as First Autonomous Trial Voyage Nears
Aug 31 2021 // In just two decades from now, half of all domestic ships plying Japan’s coastal waters may be piloting themselves. That’s the ambitious goal of the Nippon Foundation, a public-interest organization backing the...
Trucking Companies Sued Over Alabama Crash That Killed 10
Aug 11 2021 // The driver of a girls home van in which eight children died in a fiery interstate crash in Alabama has filed suit against trucking companies based in California and Georgia and a driver, her lawyers said Monday. The...
Documents Reveal Extent of 2019 Georgia Coast Cargo Shipwreck
Aug 3 2021 // When the giant cargo ship began to tip over off the Georgia coast, harbor pilot Jonathan Tennant found himself on his side, screaming orders in the darkness while flying debris that felt like gravel pelted him. After much...
MGA Rokstone Launches US$18M Marine Cargo Facility, Hiring Lloyd’s Veteran Birchard
Jul 6 2021 // Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has launched a US$18 million global facultative general marine cargo facility. Backed by A-rated global carriers, the facility includes US$5...
Sri Lanka Seeks Interim Claim of $40M from Operator of Wrecked Cargo Ship
Jun 14 2021 // COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka is seeking an interim claim of $40 million from the operator of a fire-ravaged cargo ship to cover part of the cost of fighting the blaze, officials said Saturday. Sri Lanka’s...
Trial Operations of Flying Taxis, Cargo Drones Will Begin in England This Year
May 20 2021 // Trial operations of flying taxis and cargo drones will begin in Coventry, England, before the end of the year as part of a plan to develop “aerial roads” for unmanned flights in urban areas. The project, backed...
New Oklahoma Law Exempts Local Delivery Services from Trucking Industry Regs
May 19 2021 // Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Still has signed a bill into law that exempts local delivery services from being regulated like the trucking industry by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Authority. Senate Bill 999, authored by Sen....
Teams Assess Damage After Fire on Overturned Cargo Ship in Georgia Port
May 17 2021 // A salvage team assessed damage Saturday after a fire was ignited inside the remains of an overturned cargo ship that is being dismantled along the Georgia coast. “The assessment is likely to take several days,”...
Amwins, Loadsure to Offer Per-Load Cargo Insurance to Freight Industry
May 7 2021 // Loadsure has formed a partnership with managing general agency Amwins Specialty Logistics Underwriters (ASLU) to offer pay-as-you-go, all-risk smart coverage that includes automated claims on a digital...
Crews Complete Transfer of Cargo on Tanker Off China Coast
May 5 2021 // Cargo onboard a tanker that leaked oil off China has been removed and preparations are underway so the vessel can sail to a Chinese repair yard, the ship’s manager said on Wednesday. The A Symphony was anchored...
Suez Canal Chief Hopes Insurer, Owner of Detained Cargo Ship Reach Deal
Apr 26 2021 // The head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday he hoped talks would soon yield an agreement with the owner and insurer of a giant container ship which is still being detained since it blocked the waterway for...
Philippine Rescuers Find Bodies of 4 Crew Members of Abandoned Cargo Ship; 9 Missing
Apr 22 2021 // MANILA, Philippines – Rescuers in the southern Philippines found the bodies of four crew members Wednesday and rescued seven others who jumped off a cargo vessel, which took in water and listed after its anchor broke in...
Corvus, Skyward Specialty to Offer Cyber Coverage for Cargo Risks
Apr 16 2021 // Corvus Insurance, a provider of commercial insurance products powered by AI-driven risk data, and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, a specialty property and casualty market, have partnered partnership to expand...
Abandoned Dutch Cargo Ship Secured by 2 Tugboats off Coast of Norway
Apr 7 2021 // OSLO – A Dutch cargo ship that was abandoned at sea during a storm off the coast of Norway this week has been attached to two large tugboats and is no longer at risk of running aground, local officials said late on...
Munich Re’s Transportation, Logistics Specialty Broker Roanoke Expands to Canada
Mar 18 2021 // Roanoke Insurance Group is expanding to Canada to provide insurance and surety bonds to companies involved in logistics, transportation and shipping. The new entity, Roanoke Insurance Group Canada, Inc., (RIG CA), is an...
Arch Launches Transport and Logistics Insurance Division, Led by Argo’s O’Gorman
Mar 15 2021 // Arch Insurance International has announced the launch of a new transport and logistics insurance division and the appointment of Steve O’Gorman as head of Transport and Logistics, effective immediately. The new...
