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Markets/Coverages: QBE to Launch US Inland Marine With 3 Hires From AIG; Next Now Offers Standalone Pro Liability for Consultants

Insurance Journal

inland marine offering by 2025 across all 50 states as it expands its specialty product suite. The team and product will be added to QBE International Market’s growing ocean marine and energy … QBE International Markets will launch a new U.S.

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QBE to launch US Inland Marine; announces three key hires

Insurance Marine News

QBE International Markets plans to launch a US Inland Marine service by 2025, across all 50 states. The team and product will be added to QBE International Market’s Houston, Texas-based Ocean Marine and Energy divisions, led by Kristina Bush. It is expanding its specialty product suite with the hiring of a new team.

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Distinguished Programs Announces Contract Surety Program Led by Trevor Hash

Distinguished

The surety program will complement Distinguished’s existing products designed for fine art and collectibles , environmental, real estate, community associations , hotels, and restaurants, as well as their Executive Lines and Inland Marine programs launched earlier this year. Distinguished enlisted the assistance of U.S.

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Cargo Theft Surges as Holiday Season Approaches, Verisk Says

Insurance Journal

Be on the lookout for Grinch-like characters hanging out at transportation hubs over the holidays. A CargoNet analysis of holiday-period theft data from the past five years shows a heightened risk during the Christmas and New Year periods. The days …

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Shippers Scramble for Workarounds Ahead of Threatened Port Strike

Insurance Journal

companies that rely on East and Gulf Coast seaports have been importing early, shifting goods to the West Coast, and even putting cargo on pricey flights to hedge against a threatened Oct. 1 strike that could jam supply chains …

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Happy Holidays From Distinguished’s Environmental & Construction Professional Team

Distinguished

Property and Liability products are distributed through a national network of agents and brokers.

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Rushed Railcar Inspections and ‘Stagnated’ Safety Record Reinforce Concerns

Insurance Journal

Major freight railroads are rushing railcar inspections, reinforcing known safety concerns raised by unions for years, but at a House hearing Tuesday they’ll present new evidence from federal inspectors that railcar checks are routinely less than two minutes per car.