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India’s Kerala State Seeks $1.1 Billion in Compensation From MSC Over Oil Spill

Insurance Journal

billion in compensation after one of its container vessels sank and leaked fuel into the Arabian Sea in May. India’s southern state of Kerala has sued Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company and sought $1.1 The high court in Kerala issued an …

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Insurance Considerations When Expanding Your Business to a New Location

Mark Jackson Insurance Agency

Workers Compensation Insurance to cover employee injuries on the job. Some states have different workers compensation laws, liability coverage minimums, or industry-specific insurance requirements. A retail store may need more customer injury protection, while a manufacturing facility may require higher workers compensation coverage.

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Insurance for Apartment Building Owners: Protecting Your Client’s Investments With the Right Coverage

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These include $1 million in personal liability, coverage for personal contents, inland marine for scheduled valuables, and additional living expenses. This allows the owner-occupant to insure both the building and their personal unit under the same policy.

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Distinguished Programs Commercial Surety Division Is Now Open For Business 

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Led by seasoned surety executive Miguel Ferreira, the division brings a tailored, service-oriented approach to a wide range of bond types, including performance and payment for commercial contract business, license and permit, subdivision, workers’ compensation, lost instrument, court, and other miscellaneous bonds.

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Distinguished Programs Commercial Surety Division Is Now Open For Business 

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Led by seasoned surety executive Miguel Ferreira, the division brings a tailored, service-oriented approach to a wide range of bond types, including performance and payment for commercial contract business, license and permit, subdivision, workers’ compensation, lost instrument, court, and other miscellaneous bonds.

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Sri Lanka’s top court orders $1bn payout over X-Press Pearl disaster

Splash: Finance and Insurance

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the owners and operators of the X-Press Pearl container vessel to pay $1bn in compensation for the devastating environmental and economic damage caused when the ship caught fire and sank off Colombo in 2021.

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Employer, Workers’ Comp Insurer, Survivor Join Baltimore Bridge Collapse Litigation

Insurance Journal

The road construction firm that employed six workers who were killed and another who was seriously injured in the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, along with its workers’ compensation carrier, have filed claims against the owner and operator of the …