The disruption in the cannabis space is having an impact on that insurance specialty from coast to coast, a new report out from Amwins shows. The report, Amwins State of The Market Report 2023: A Focus on the Cannabis Market, …
Despite movement in limit and deductible levels, public directors & officers (D&O) pricing continues to drop for the fifth consecutive quarter. The pricing index from Aon Commercial Risk Solutions’ Financial Services Group decreased to 1.15 in the second quarter from …
How does the 2023 insurance market look so far? It depends on where you stand. Property is facing its most challenging market in 20 years. But D&O rates are down after spiking in 2020. Cyber is evolving to limit exposure. …
JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $290 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it knowingly benefited from former client Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, according to a court filing late Thursday. Lawyers for Epstein’s victims filed a notice of settlement …
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has sued the company for more than $1 billion in a lawsuit filed to Lebanon’s public prosecutor last month, according to a copy of the lawsuit seen by Reuters. The lawsuit filed on May 18 …
As tranquil instrumental music plays over gauzy images of nature, a woman’s voice-over begins. “Isn’t it a paradox,” she wonders aloud, “that the love for this world that gets us out in it, sometimes leaves behind the things that can …
In recent weeks, executives of brokers and carriers have been delivering mixed messages about conditions in the commercial insurance market. “The long curve, the larger trend, is bending in a positive direction for buyers.” John Drummond, head of Broking, North …
Freshpet Inc.’s board members were sued by activist shareholder Jana Partners over claims they breached their fiduciary duty by changing the number of directors up for election and accelerating its annual shareholder meeting. Jana Partners, which has declared a proxy …
A bankruptcy judge is allowing current and former officials with the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank to tap into the $210 million in insurance coverage available through directors and officers liability policies to defend themselves against litigation that followed …
The former chief financial officer of a Seattle, Washington-based startup took $35 million of his employer’s money without permission and lost it by investing in cryptocurrency before the crypto market crashed last year, according to a federal indictment returned by …
