Posts by Y@DminG
Ukraine Guarantees Insurance Payouts for Vessels Damaged at its Danube Ports
LVIV, Ukraine –– Ukraine, a major producer of grain, oilseeds and steel products, will guarantee insurance payments to cargo vessels damaged in hostilities on its stretch of the Danube, according to the government decision published on Friday. Ukraine exports almost … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge OKs $83M for Property Loss in Florida Condo Collapse
People who owned units in a Florida oceanfront condominium building that collapsed last year will divide $83 million for property losses, with the compensation for families over the 98 deaths still to be determined, a judge ruled Wednesday. The money … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSevere Storms Pummel South Killing at Least 2 in Florida
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight — killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfire Near Smoky Mountains Prompts Mandatory Evacuations
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Firefighters sought to get a handle Wednesday on a wildfire spreading near Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, amid mandatory evacuations as winds whipped up ahead of a line of strong storms forecast to move … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRetired Cop Gets 3 Years for Work Comp Premium and Payroll Fraud
A retired San Jose Police officer was sentenced to three years in jail for cheating insurers and exploiting workers for his side security business, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said. Morgan Hill resident Robert Foster, 48, was convicted … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSEC Proposes Boosting Blank-Check Company Disclosures, Liability
WASHINGTON —Wall Street’s watchdog on Wednesday unveiled a draft new rule to enhance blank-check company investor disclosures and to strip them of a legal protection critics argue has allowed the shell companies to issue overly optimistic earnings projections. The move … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCyber Insurers Face Hefty Ukraine War-Related Claims, Despite Fine Print
LONDON –– Insurers face potential multi-billion dollar claims for cyber attacks related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite policy wording designed to get them off the hook for war, industry sources say. Following the Feb. 24 attack on Ukraine and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreS&P Global Says Russia-Ukraine Insurance Losses Could Reach $35 Billion
LONDON — S&P Global sees losses in the speciality insurance market of $16-35 billion from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the ratings agency said on Thursday. This includes possible aviation insurance losses totalling $6-15 billion, S&P said in a report. Other speciality … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNurses: Guilty Verdict for Dosing Mistake Could Cost Lives
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The moment nurse RaDonda Vaught realized she had given a patient the wrong medication, she rushed to the doctors working to revive 75-year-old Charlene Murphey and told them what she had done. Within hours, she made … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePossible Tornado Hits Arkansas; Deep South Braces for Storms
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Severe storms injured seven people, damaged buildings and downed power lines in northwest Arkansas early Wednesday as tornadoes and hurricane-force winds were forecast in much of the Deep South, a week after a twister hit the … Source: Claims Journal
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