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Palisade Insurance Partners Launches Specialty MGU
Palisade Insurance Partners LLC, an independently operated specialty managing general underwriter (MGU), has launched to provide a range of contingent legal risk insurance and other specialty ...
Supreme Court Removes an Obstacle to Malicious Prosecution Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday eliminated one of the hurdles facing individuals looking to sue for being falsely accused of crimes. In Thompson v. Clark, a majority (6-3) of the high court not only ...
Insurance has always been about helping people and businesses navigate uncertainty. While most insurance policies cover familiar exposures like property,...
BOC Aviation Says Lessors Seeing ‘Horrendous’ Hikes in Insurance Costs
The likely huge insurance claims related to the cancellation of aircraft leases in Russia is already leading to "horrendous" hikes in the cost of renewing policies, the chief executive of major ...
Cities Drive Greenhouse Gas Emissions but Can Provide Solutions to Climate Change
The world's cities are a big driver of planet-warming emissions but can play a major role in addressing climate change in the near future. U.N. scientists on Monday laid out ways to rein in emissions ...
From Roof Building Codes to ‘Matching’ Limits, Some Changes Underway in Florida
Property insurance companies and roofers in Florida don't often see eye-to-eye. Insurers have frequently blamed unscrupulous contractors for jacking up claims, and roofing companies have sued ...
BrokerTech Ventures Announces 2022 Cohort Class for Accelerator
BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), the broker-led convening platform and accelerator program, has selected 12 InsurTech startups to take part in its accelerator curriculum for 2022: Ferro, Omaha, ...
March U.S. Tornado Activity Likely to Set Record
It appears there were more tornadoes across the U.S. this year in the month of March than ever before — possibly by a large margin. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
$14M Jury Award for Protesters Comes as Other Cities Face Similar Policing Lawsuits
A federal jury's $14 million award to Denver protesters hit with pepper balls and a bag filled with lead during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis could ...