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Gunmaker Remington to Pay $73M to Sandy Hook Families
Remington Arms will pay $73 million to the families of five adults and four children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, the families said on Tuesday, marking the first time a ...
Global Insurance M&A Rises in 2021, Despite Pandemic Pressures: Clyde & Co. Report
There were 418 completed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in the insurance sector in 2021, up from 407 the previous year, according to a report published by law firm Clyde & Co. ...
Beazley Partners With InsurTech Gaia to Offer Coverage for IVF Treatment
Lloyd's insurer Beazley is partnering with InsurTech Gaia to offer a new solution for individuals undertaking in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. The health-focused InsurTech has been working ...
How Inflation Is Driving Up Loss Costs for Auto, Home Insurers
The two possessions that most concern insurers — homes and motor vehicles — happen to be the largest contributors to the historic 7.5 percent inflation rate announced last week. Perhaps that ...
More Airlines Avoiding Ukraine Airspace Amid Insurance Issues
More airlines are likely to avoid Ukraine's airspace amid insurance issues and a decision by leading European carriers to stop overflights after a U.S. warning that Russia could invade at any time, a ...
Hertz Customers Who Claim They Were Falsely Arrested Score Win in Court
Hertz Corp., battling hundreds of customers who say they were falsely arrested for auto theft after renting cars, was ordered by a federal judge to disclose how many renters it accuses every year. ...
FT Partners: 2021 Most Active Year for Private Company InsurTech Funding
FT Partners found in its recently published 2021 Annual InsurTech Almanac report that 2021 was the largest and most active year globally for private company InsurTech funding, with approximately ...
Judge Blocks Biden Order on Calculating Climate Risks in Government Decisions
A federal judge on Friday blocked for now the Biden administration from restoring Obama-era values for calculating the cost of climate change in the government's permitting, investment and regulatory ...