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AIG Debuts Lodging Cover for International Travelers Stuck With Positive COVID Tests
American International Group's travel insurance unit has started marking lodging coverage for travelers prevented from boarding a commercial flight to the U.S. after receiving a positive COVID-19 ...
Tokio Marine: 2021 Material Impact Unlikely From Greensill Capital Collapse
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it currently expects no material impact on its results for the fiscal year starting next month as a result of its exposure to the fallout of ...
SCOTUS Spurns Facebook’s Appeal in User Tracking Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Facebook Inc's bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when ...
Australia Set to Rescue Thousands From Sydney’s Worst Floods in 60 Years
Australia was set on Monday to evacuate thousands more people from suburbs in Sydney's west, battered by the worst flooding in 60 years, with torrential rains expected to continue for another day or ...
Citizens’ CEO: Florida Market Is in Dire Straits
Florida's insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., has become the insurer of first resort as thousands of new policies flood into it each week and the private homeowners insurance ...
Texas, Other U.S. States Sue Biden Administration for Revoking Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
Texas and several other U.S. states have sued the administration of President Joe Biden over his decision to revoke a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said ...
Court Finds Insurer Doesn’t Have to Defend Mortgage Servicer Against Robocall Lawsuit
A liability insurance carrier that excluded any violation of telecommunications laws from coverage had no duty to defend a loan servicer from a class-action lawsuit that accused it of making ...
Texas Utility Sues Power Grid Operator, Alleging ‘Excessive’ Cold Snap Charges
The largest city-owned utility in Texas on Friday sued the state's grid operator alleging it levied "excessive" power prices during a February deep freeze, and seeking to bar the grid from issuing a ...