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Appeals Court: Travelers Doesn’t Owe in Apartment Construction Delay Case
A real estate investment firm isn’t covered for losses of rental income and soft costs over a delayed Missouri apartment construction project after the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals determined the firm’s status as an “Additional Named Insured” doesn’t qualify … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRenewable Energy Remains Cheapest Power Builds as New Gas Plants Get Pricier
Renewable power like solar and onshore wind is the least expensive and quickest power generation source to deploy in the United States, even without government subsidies, Lazard said in a report on Monday. The cost to build new gas-fired power … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Senate Budget Bill Proposal Keeps Cuts to Solar, Wind Incentives
The U.S. Senate tax committee proposed a full phase-out of solar and wind energy tax credits by 2028 but extended the incentive to 2036 for hydropower, nuclear and geothermal energy, which are favored by President Donald Trump’s administration, according to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNHTSA Closes Engineering Analysis on 2 Million Nissan Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it had closed an engineering analysis on 2,038,307 Nissan Motor vehicles over issues related to rear suspension control arm failure. The investigation, which covered 2013-2018 Nissan Altima and 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCarnival Cruise Lines Not Liable for Teen’s Sexual Assault on Ship, Appeals Court Finds
Carnival Cruise Lines could not have foreseen a sexual assault on a teenager, despite a lack of security presence at the time, the sneaking of booze on to the ship by an alleged assailant, and reports of more than 100 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUBS Confirms Data Stolen After Hack at External Supplier
UBS Group AG said that information about the company had been stolen in a cyber attack on one of its suppliers, following a report a Swiss newspaper that data on more than 130,000 employees had been subject to a hack. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePerelman at $410 Million Art Trial Says Fire Faded His Works
Ron Perelman told a judge that five of his paintings totaling over $400 million in value lost their luster from a fire in his Hamptons home, at the trial of his lawsuit seeking to force his insurers to cover the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Spending on Climate Damage Nears $1 Trillion Per Year
The US has spent nearly $1 trillion dollars on disaster recovery and other climate-related needs over the 12 months ending May 1, according to an analysis released Monday by Bloomberg Intelligence. That’s 3% of GDP that people likely would have … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSt. Louis Waives 25% Holdback Rule for Property Claims From May 16 Tornado
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer signed an executive order to waive a 25% holdback of insurance payouts for property damage claims related to the May 16 tornado that damaged at least 10,000 properties in the city. The order instructs the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreApplied Intuition Valued at $15 Billion for Autonomous Vehicle Tech
Applied Intuition raised $600 million in a funding round and tender offer that valued the automotive software supplier at $15 billion, more than doubling its valuation from last year in a sign of strong investment appetite for autonomous vehicle technology. … Source: Claims Journal
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