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Experts Question Iowa City Landfill Fire Coverage

Iowa City’s insurance may not cover the damage done in the landfill fire that’s been burning since May 26. At least two insurance experts told The Gazette that the city could be on the hook for the estimated $4 million …

Iran Tanker Firm Says it Insured Ships Despite Sanctions

Iran’s biggest tanker operator, NITC, has $1 billion in ship insurance cover to keep its fleet on the water and serve clients in Asia despite Western sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s oil trade, a senior NITC official said on Tuesday. …

Hagerty Classic Car Insurance Now Available to Canadian Brokers

Hagerty Insurance Agency, the specialist provider of collector vehicle insurance, announced that as of April 24, 2012 its subsidiary, Hagerty Canada, LLC, will make similar coverage available to all brokers in Canada. The policies will be underwritten by Aviva Canada …

Willis’ DARCstar D&O Program Marks First Year with New Offerings

To mark the anniversary, May 18, 2012, of its DARCstar Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance coverage, Willis Group Holdings has introduced a new improved version of the form, and has launched two new products in the DARCstar stable: “prospectus liability …

Shipping Exec: India’s State Insurers to Provide $50 Million Cover for Iran Oil Buy

Indian state-run insurers have agreed to give limited cover to local ships for carrying Iranian oil, helping the energy-hungry country import reduced volumes from sanctions-hit Tehran from July, a Shipping Corp of India director said on Tuesday. “We have in …

MAPFRE to Insure Iberia, Other Airlines for 3 Years

MAPFRE GLOBAL RISKS, a subsidiary of Spain’s MAPFRE, which specializes in underwriting large risks, announced that for the next there years it will insure the aviation risks in the insurance programs of Iberia, Vueling, Air Nostrum and the newly created …

Insuring the Olympic Games: Major Risks, Much Secrecy, Heavy Coverage

One hundred days to go before the 2012 Olympic Games open in London. As that day moves closer, preparations, which have been going on for some time, speed up. Today’s ceremony in a rainy Kew Gardens, presided over by Committee …

Is Marine Insurance the Stranglehold on Iran?

Marine insurance, or lack of it, may yet turn out to be the most effective sanction used by Western nations in 17 years of tightening the screws on Iran’s nuclear program. A European Union oil embargo on Iran, set to …

Japan P&I Club Ship Insurer Sets New Rules on Iran Oil Transport

Ship owners covered by Japan P&I club must alert the maritime insurer in advance of any plans to transport Iranian oil and petrochemicals that could fall foul of Western sanctions, the insurer said. The United States and European Union have …

China P&I Club to Stop Indemnity Coverage for Tankers with Iran Oil

Key ship insurer, China P&I Club, will halt indemnity coverage for tankers carrying Iranian oil as of July amid tightening Western sanctions against OPEC’s second largest oil producer, two club officials told Reuters on Thursday. This is the first sign …