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Lawsuit Accuses United Airlines of Refusing Employee Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
United Airlines Inc is facing claims that it unlawfully denied religious and medical exemptions from a requirement that employees receive COVID-19 vaccines after allegedly making it difficult for ...
U.S. Flood Insurance Market Slowly Transitioning to Private Carriers: AM Best
The country's flood insurance market is slowly transitioning toward private insurers providing additional options to the federal government's program for those seeking coverage, according to a new AM ...
Reinsurers’ Estimates of Climate Risk Exposure Could Be Way Off: S&P
Reinsurers' estimates of their exposure to natural catastrophe risk could be underestimated by 33%-50%, according to a report published by S&P Global Ratings. "Unmodeled risks and the inherent ...
Biden Administration Fights Ransomware Attacks by Targeting Cryptocurrency Pipelines
The Biden administration plans a fresh campaign against ransomware attacks through sanctions to cut off criminals' cryptocurrency pipelines, and it urged companies to report extortion attempts and ...
Social Inflation or Science: What Is Fueling Climate Litigation?
A rising amount of litigation tied to the environmental and health impacts of greenhouse gas emissions prompted a question from the leader of a liability risk analytics company recently: "Is it about ...
Home Insurers Struggle With Customer Loyalty in Changing Housing Market: J.D. Power
Home insurers have struggled to develop products and services designed to maximize customer lifetime value for the growing population of baby boomers migrating from home ownership to renting, ...
Zurich Joins $10 Million Venture Round for Cyber InsurTech BOXX; Partnership Planned
Zurich Insurance has joined a $10 million venture investment round for BOXX, a Toronto-based cyber insurer for small businesses, individuals and families. The startup said it has also formed a global ...
Bolttech Extends Series A Financing to $210M as Plans to Grow Signature Platform Continue
InsurTech startup bolttech announced the extension of its recently announced $180 million Series A funding round led by Activant Capital Group, bringing the series total to $210 million. The funding ...