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Ironshore Energy Property Increases Capacity to $25M for Sector Risks
Ironshore Energy Property announced an increase in capacity to $25 million for energy risks throughout its global platform. This increase in capacity is available across all classes within the energy ...
Brazil Declaring No-Fly Zone Over World Cup Stadiums Amid Terror Concerns
The Brazilian Air Force will declare no-fly zones over World Cup stadiums to prevent terrorist attacks during this year's soccer tournament, but there's a catch: It can't shoot down intruders, for ...
Bouchard Nominated as Chief Judge of Delaware’s Chancery Court
Delaware lawyer Andre Bouchard was nominated on Thursday to replace Leo Strine as the chief judge of the state's Court of Chancery, one of the premier venues for business disputes, according to a ...
Texas Owner of Steak Restaurants Acquires Truck Insurer First Guard
Biglari Holdings Inc. and First Guard Insurance Company announced Thursday that Biglari Holdings has acquired First Guard Insurance Company and its affiliate, 1st Guard Corporation. First Guard ...
UK Website Selling Online Taxi Insurance
On Thursday, GoTaxi announced that it had launched a new taxi insurance website in the U.K. The website's objective is to match taxi and cab drivers who are looking for all types of taxi insurance ...
Nearly Half of Security Execs Say Insurers Alone Should Pay Costs of Physical Terror Attacks
Forty-seven percent of security executives across of a variety of industries believe that private insurance companies alone should pay for worker injuries and property damage in the aftermath of a ...
UK Spending Cuts Could Mean More Flood Re Claims: Fitch
Uncertainty about UK government spending on flood defenses means the industry-managed Flood Re program for pooling flood risk may face higher-than-expected claims in the future, according to Fitch ...
China’s Ping An, Ctrip Travel to Sell Smog Insurance to Tourists
Ping An Insurance Group Co., China's second-biggest insurer, is collaborating with Ctrip.com International Ltd. to sell smog insurance to tourists traveling to Beijing and six other Chinese cities. ...