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XL Catlin launches new contractors pollution liability program in Canada and the U.S.
June 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterXL Catlin announced on Thursday that it has launched its new Contractors Pollution Liability Express Program in Canada and the United States to provide consumers with “speed to market and a streamlined environmental insurance underwriting approach” for small to midsize…
Judge orders Volkswagen to pay $2.1B in Canadian class action suit over emissions scandal
April 27, 2017 Aleksandra Sagan - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Members of a Canadian class-action lawsuit against Volkswagen can submit claims for reimbursement starting on Friday after an Ontario court approved a $2.1-billion settlement plan. The 105,000 people who purchased or leased certain Volkswagen or Audi vehicles with…
Tempering Temporary Risk
February 2, 2017 Ben Daee, Senior Consultant, Property & Construction, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.Temporary structures, commonplace on construction sites, can bring
with them significant high-risk exposures. Understanding the types and inherent risks associated with the design and erection of temporary structures is critically important to avoid damage, disruption and injuries.
Personal Liability
January 1, 2017 Christopher Mutcheson, Head of Directors and Officers and Financial Institutions, Financial Lines Canada, Allianz Global Corporate & SpecialtyAs insurers carve back language excluding pollution clean-up in directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability policies and regulators impose administrative monetary penalties on corporate directors, D&O programs may be hit with new claims in 2017.
Amtrak to pay $265M for Philadelphia crash that killed 8
October 27, 2016 Maryclaire Dale - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPHILADELPHIA – Amtrak will pay $265 million to settle claims related to a crash last year that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others when a speeding train derailed on a curve. The settlement allows victims to have…