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Specialty insurer Emerald Bay Risk Solutions LLC said Thursday it would launch a commercial earthquake facility with Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc., a subsidiary of Daytona Beach, Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc.

A legal battle between insurers and aircraft leasing companies over jets stuck in Ukraine should be heard in Ukraine rather than London, the High Court in London ruled Thursday.

Dramatic advances in efficiencies and a continued expansion of exposures drive insurance industry growth, according to Evan Greenberg, chairman and CEO of Chubb Ltd., speaking Wednesday in New York at the 40th annual S&P Global Insurance Conference.

A split Iowa appeals court ruled Wednesday that Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Co. is only required to pay $3 million to cover an agricultural cooperative’s lost income following an August 2020 derecho that damaged a number of its properties.

The truth about lying on insurance applications leads the way in May.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it cited a New Jersey construction contractor for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards.

Aon PLC said Wednesday it has launched a U.S. government contracting practice headed by Michal Gnatek, a former risk manager and broker, and has added former Marsh LLC broker Allison Fogarty to lead the practice’s risk and insurance team.

Lloyd’s of London said Wednesday it will open an office in Miami, effective Sept. 1.

A hospital worker who says she contracted tuberculosis at work but was denied workers compensation benefits should have been permitted to pursue her claim, the Hawaii Intermediate Appeals Court ruled Tuesday.

Ambac Financial Group Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 60% stake in Beat Capital Partners Ltd., a London-based venture capital firm, for $282 million in a cash and stock deal.

Employers, insurers and claimants should start planning for changes to how Medicare’s liabilities are accounted for in workers compensation settlements, experts say.

Michael Berger, head of insure AI at Munich Re, discusses what liabilities may arise from companies' use of artificial intelligence and which insurance policies could cover any claims.

German American Bancorp Inc., a financial holding company based in Jasper, Indiana, Tuesday said it has completed the sale of the assets of its wholly owned subsidiary German American Insurance to Hilb Group LLC in an all-cash $40 million deal.

Hub International Inc. announced Tuesday its acquisition of the Essex Junction, Vermont-based Essex Agency Inc.

Flooded pitches, overheated players and game cancellations are top concerns as the world of rugby tries to adapt to climate change.