West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he plans to appeal a ruling that denied federal assistance for flooding in three counties. Justice said Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ruled that May 6 storm damage was not severe enough …
A North Carolina appellate court has overturned a rare win by businesses seeking to compel insurance coverage for their COVID-19 shutdown losses. In North State Deli et al vs. The Cincinnati Insurance Co., a three-judge panel of the state Court …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets and two brokers, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and BMS. A summary of the new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets Promotes Kirk to Head of Marine Chubb announced …
For years, there’s been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight. Not just because it’s a good idea – it’s also the law. But some drones have recently gotten permission to soar out …
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that attorney’s fees from a consumer protection lawsuit are not covered as part of bodily injury damages under a business liability policy, reversing a lower court that had found they were covered. Attorney’s …
Environmental groups are suing the Dutch subsidiary of Air France-KLM over an advertising campaign they allege breaches European consumer law by misleading the public over how sustainable its flights are. Dutch campaigners Fossielvrij NL, supported by environmental law charity ClientEarth …
Probitas 1492, the Lloyd’s insurer, has started underwriting cyber insurance with Richard Taylor, head of Cyber & Technology, focusing the book of business on complex small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SME), up to large single risks. “We have spent the past couple of …
Cybersecurity outfit Group-IB will split its Russian and international business into two separate companies in a bid to maintain a presence in both the Russian and overseas markets, the company said on Wednesday. (Reuters issued a statement with this article: …
Ryan Specialty announced it has opened an office in Madrid as a next step in the evolution of the firm’s transactional risk managing general underwriter, Ryan Specialty Transactional Risks International. Madrid is the firm’s third European/UK office, the second in …
City of London executives have expressed anxiety that the turmoil rocking the UK government may delay or derail post-Brexit reforms aimed at boosting competition and growth. The resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and John Glen, economic secretary to the Treasury, …
