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Archive: June 2024

Shipping Industry Urges Red Sea Action as Houthis Sink Second Vessel
Insurance Journal | June 20, 2024
Shipping Industry Urges Red Sea Action as Houthis Sink Second Vessel
Urgent action must be taken in the Red Sea to stop attacks on merchant shipping by Yemen’s Houthis, leading industry groups said on Wednesday, after the sinking of a second ship. Iran-aligned Houthi militants first launched drone and missile strikes …
City Firms Don’t Have an Answer for UK Regulators on Workplace Sexual Harassment
Insurance Journal | June 20, 2024
City Firms Don’t Have an Answer for UK Regulators on Workplace Sexual Harassment
Hundreds of UK banks, brokers and insurers missed a deadline to respond to the financial watchdog’s survey on sexual harassment and bullying in the City, suggesting that firms are struggling to grasp the scale of the problem. In February, the …
Excessive Heat An Increasing Concern in Workers Comp: WCRI
Insurance Journal | June 20, 2024
Excessive Heat An Increasing Concern in Workers Comp: WCRI
With temperatures pushing above 90 degrees in parts of the Midwest and Northeast United States this week, many American workers are clocking in during what AccuWeather described as an “intense heat wave that is impacting more than 135 million people.” …
Businesses Do Not Have Proper Coverage for Rising Liability Losses, Says Chubb
Insurance Journal | June 20, 2024
Businesses Do Not Have Proper Coverage for Rising Liability Losses, Says Chubb
An annual report from Chubb has revealed a couple of troubling trends for many businesses—the frequency and severity of large losses are up and companies are underestimating the amount of liability coverage they need. “The delta between liability loss-cost trend …
Survey: Most Homeowners Believe Their Policy Covers Flood
Insurance Journal | June 20, 2024
Survey: Most Homeowners Believe Their Policy Covers Flood
Most U.S. homeowners don’t know the policy covering their home doesn’t cover flooding, a new survey shows. Respondents in a survey out this week from Trusted Choice, a group representing the members of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of …
Car Dealerships Across US Halt Services After Cyberattack
Insurance Journal | June 20, 2024
Car Dealerships Across US Halt Services After Cyberattack
Thousands of car dealerships were ground to a halt during a normally busy holiday Wednesday by a cyber incident at CDK Global, a major software provider for dealers across the US. The company “shut all systems down and executed extensive …
Northern California Wildfire at 15K-Plus Acres, Containment Grows on Fire in South
Insurance Journal | June 19, 2024
Northern California Wildfire at 15K-Plus Acres, Containment Grows on Fire in South
A wildfire is raging through a large swath of western Sacramento Valley after igniting on Monday and spreading to 15,656 acres. Evacuations were ordered in rural areas around the Sites Fire in Colusa County, which is burning roughly 70 miles …
New Mexico Wildfires Spread to 20,000 Acres, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
Insurance Journal | June 19, 2024
New Mexico Wildfires Spread to 20,000 Acres, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
A pair of wildfires in New Mexico have spread to more than 20,000 acres, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and leaving one person dead. The South Fork and Salt fires have grown to more than 20,000 acres (16,335 for …
Tropical Storm Alberto to Bring Flooding to Coastal South Texas
Insurance Journal | June 19, 2024
Tropical Storm Alberto to Bring Flooding to Coastal South Texas
Tropical storm Alberto has caused flooding and more than three feet of storm surge in parts of coastal south Texas but is not expected to strengthen to hurricane force, meteorologists say. Alberto is the first named storm of the 2024 …
Over 1,300 North Dakotans Targeted in Deceptive Insurance Solicitation Scheme
Insurance Journal | June 19, 2024
Over 1,300 North Dakotans Targeted in Deceptive Insurance Solicitation Scheme
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has issued a cease-and-desist order against three companies for distributing deceptive materials to North Dakota consumers. The documents sent replicated an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax form requesting recipients to provide personal information. The …