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Lloyds Bank Manager Awarded £450,000 After Winning Case Over Racist Slur He Made

The ex-Lloyds Banking Group Plc manager who won his unfair dismissal case over his use of a racist slur was awarded more than £450,000 ($572,560) from an employment tribunal that said he was unlikely to be able to work in …

Aviation War Insurers Cancel Some Cover for Israel, Lebanon

LONDON –– Aviation war insurers have given notice to cancel cover for some airlines domiciled in Israel and Lebanon because of the conflict in the region, with some cancellations already taking effect, three industry sources with direct knowledge of the …

Global Economic Losses from Extreme Weather Could Hit $5 Trillion – Lloyd’s

Global economic losses could reach $5 trillion under a “plausible increase” in extreme weather events linked to climate change that cause crop failures and food and water shortages, insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London said on Wednesday. Lloyd’s, which carried out …

Lloyd’s in Talks with UN over New Black Sea Grain Insurance Cover

LONDON –– Lloyd’s of London is in talks with the United Nations over providing insurance cover for Ukrainian grain shipments if a new Black Sea corridor deal can be reached, its CEO John Neal told Reuters on Thursday. NATO member …

Lloyd’s of London Leads Insurers Tightening Taiwan Cover as Conflict Risks Rise

LONDON –– Lloyd’s of London underwriters are leading insurers in raising rates and cutting the amount of cover they offer for risks involving Taiwan as concerns grow over possible military action by China, industry sources with knowledge of the matter …

Aviation Lessors Fight to Stop Insurance Dispute Hearings in Russia

LONDON —More than 40 aviation leasing firms, locked in a battle with insurers over who should bear up to $10 billion in costs for 400 jets stuck in Russia, are urging the High Court to allow a reinsurance dispute to …

Aircraft Lessors, Insurers Jostle in UK Court over Stranded Jets in Russia

LONDON –– AerCap, the world’s biggest aircraft lessor, said on Monday it was inconceivable that it would not recover some losses from insurers over jets stranded in Russia, as lessors took their battle for redress to London’s High Court. More …

Bangladesh Owner to Get $22.48M After Ship Explosion in Ukraine

Insurers are about to pay state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp. (BSC) $22.48 million for its vessel that was hit by a missile during fighting in Ukraine, two officials involved said on Tuesday. The expected settlement is one of the first shipping …

Lloyd’s of London Sets Aside $1.3B for Ukraine Claims

LONDON –– Lloyd’s of London has set aside 1.1 billion pounds ($1.26 billion) to pay claims related to the war in Ukraine, the commercial insurance market said on Thursday, as it recorded a first-half pre-tax loss of 1.8 billion pounds. …

Jury Awards $48.5M to Baylor Medical College for COVID Business-Interruption Claim

A Texas jury awarded the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston $48,529,961 for damages caused by COVID-19 in what appears to be the first jury verdict in a lawsuit that sought insurance coverage for lost business income and other damages …