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AIG, Stone Point Finalize Deal to Start MGA for High Net Worth Business

American International Group said it has finalized an agreement with private equity firm Stone Point Capital to form Private Client Select (PCS) Insurance Services. PCS will be an independent managing general agent serving the high net worth and ultra high …

Norfolk Southern Estimates That Ohio Derailment Cost $387M

Norfolk Southern expects February’s fiery Ohio derailment to cost it $387 million, but that total will likely increase over time and that doesn’t reflect how much the railroad’s insurance companies will eventually cover. The railroad provided a detailed estimate of …

Tesla Violated Law by Telling Florida Workers not to Discuss Pay, Conditions, NLRB Says

Tesla supervisors at a Florida service center violated U.S. labor law by telling employees not to discuss pay and other working conditions or bring complaints to higher level managers, a U.S. labor board official has ruled. Managers at the Orlando …

New York Lawyers, Doctor Sentenced in $31 Million Trip-and-Fall Insurance Fraud

A New York surgeon and two lawyers are the latest professionals to be sentenced for their roles in a massive massive trip-and-fall fraud scheme between 2013 and 2018 that exploited some of the most vulnerable citizens of the New York …

Mystery on Why Two Pesticide Workers Died After Fumigating Florida Warehouse

South Florida authorities are still investigating after two pesticide workers died and a third was hospitalized after fumigating a Pompano Beach warehouse. The three workers sprayed the Baer’s Furniture Warehouse Saturday and finished their shifts. One began to fill ill …

NC Commissioner Blasts Bill Giving Blue Cross More Control Over its Surplus

North Carolina’s dominant health insurance provider could transfer billions to a holding company instead of returning portions of that surplus to policyholders, under legislation that advanced Tuesday in the state House. The House Health Committee passed a bill with broad …

Ship Insurers Warn of Russian Oil Price Cap Evasion, Risks of Growing ‘Dark Fleet’

A rise in spot prices for Russian crude oil to above the $60 per barrel cap imposed by western powers has made ship insurers even more nervous of running foul of the rules as they are unable to independently track …

Ermotti Steps Down as Swiss Re Chair on April 30 When de Vaucleroy Takes Interim Role

Swiss Re announced that Sergio P. Ermotti is stepping down as chairman of the Board of Directors on April 30, 2023, after completing the agreed handover period, to fully focus on his new role at UBS, which was announced in …

Allegations Against Former Barclays CEO Staley ‘Very Serious’: CEO

Allegations made against British bank Barclays’ former CEO Jes Staley regarding his ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are “very serious,” the lender’s current CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan said on Thursday. In a call with reporters after the lender’s first quarter …

Fire Fears After UK’s Grenfell Disaster Set Back Wood Building, With Insurance as Factor

To get fire department approval for their six-story London office project made of strong engineered wood known as mass timber, Theo Michell and Richard Walker had to build a full-scale section of it in the UK, ship it to Poland …

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