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Mosaic Offers $600M of Capacity for War, Terrorism and Political Violence Risks

Bermuda-based Mosaic Insurance has extended its war, terrorism and political violence coverage to offer up to $600 million per risk. The increased capacity allows the company to serve clients via domestic U.S. or Bermuda markets through underwriting teams in both …

Florida Litigated Claims Dropped 9% in September

The Florida Legislature’s recent efforts to curtail assignments-of-benefits abuse and excessive claims litigation may be having an impact, according to a new report from a lawsuit-tracking firm. CaseGlide, a litigation management software company that regularly reports on insurance litigation, said …

Ohio, Illinois Manufacturing Companies Sued for Disability Discrimination

Grief Inc., an international manufacturing company based in Delaware, Ohio, and American Flange, its wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the western suburbs of Chicago, violated federal law when they fired an employee and refused to excuse his disability-related absences, the U.S. …

Months Before Bankruptcy Move, J&J Offered $4B to Settle Talcum Claims

Months before putting one of its units into bankruptcy, Johnson & Johnson offered $4 billion to settle with victims of its talc-based powder — twice the amount it’s now proposing to pay through a forced resolution, according to people familiar …

Top Regulators’ Roadmap Addresses Climate Change as Threat to U.S. Financial Stability

Climate change is an “emerging threat” to U.S. financial stability that regulators should address in their everyday work, a top U.S. regulatory panel said on Thursday, a first for the United States which has lagged other wealthy countries on tackling …

U.S. Urges Global Intellectual Property Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines

The White House on Thursday called on all World Trade Organization members to support an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines. “We … need every WTO member to step up as well and support an intellectual property waiver, and every …

NFL to Offer to Changes to ‘Race-Norming’ Testing Formula Used in Dementia Claims

The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement this week after an outcry over test score adjustments known as “race-norming,” which make it harder for retired Black players to win dementia awards that average $500,000 …

Insurance Technology: Catalyit; CyberCube; Tremor; TransUnion and e2Value

Anderson, Catalyit Offer Technology Resource for Agents Headed by agency technology consultant Steve Anderson, Catalyit has assembled a team of insurance industry tech experts to launch a new technology resource for independent insurance agents. The Catalyit platform promises to bring …

California Insurance Commissioner Lays Out Priorities for CPCU Crowd

Access to affordable healthcare for all, ensuring greater diversity in the insurance industry, and finding more creative solutions to deal with climate change risk were the priorities laid out by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday. Lara was discussing …

California Releases Climate Draft Plan, Axis Accelerates Retreat from Coal

Insurer Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. announced new a policy restricting insurance and investments in coal, tar sands oil, and Arctic oil and gas. Axis committed to stop insuring any company developing coal infrastructure and phase out all coal business. Axis …

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