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Connecticut High Court Affirms Ruling Denying State Troopers’ PTSD Claims
Apr 25 2023 // Two state troopers who were struck by a car on an interstate exit ramp cannot collect damages for post traumatic stress disorder, but one of them can recover more money because his trial court award was improperly reduced...
Altria Faces First Trial Over Claims it Helped Market Juul to Teens
Apr 24 2023 // Tobacco giant Altria Group Inc is set to face trial Monday in a lawsuit by San Francisco’s public school district accusing the company of fueling a teen vaping epidemic, along with e-cigarette maker Juul Labs...
Viewpoint: D&O Market Conundrum — Softening Rates With Rising Claims Severity
Apr 19 2023 // Executive Summary: An uncertain economic landscape leading to a rise in claims, decreasing rates, and proposed US Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on environmental, social and governance disclosures (ESG) are...
Florida Insurers Facing a New 1% Assessment on Premiums for Insolvent Insurer Claims
Apr 18 2023 // Florida property insurers are preparing for another assessment on premiums to help the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association fund outstanding claims from an insolvent insurer. The 1% emergency assessment on all premium...
A Look Back at Boston Marathon Bombing Insurance Claims
Apr 18 2023 // Ten years ago, on April 15, 2013, two brothers placed pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The devices detonated within seconds of each other, killing three people, injuring more than 260...
People Moves: Verisk Promotes Barr, Brunko to Lead Claims Businesses; SRS Appoints Sulisz President
Apr 17 2023 // Verisk Promotes Barr and Brunko to Lead Claims Businesses Verisk has made leadership promotions in its claims solution group. Carrie Barr has been named president of casualty solutions. Barr joined Jersey City, New...
Judge Clears Class-Action Suit Alleging Geico Underpaid Auto Claims
Apr 17 2023 // Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds injured in automobile accidents. U.S. District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry in federal court in Eastern...
High Inflation Hiked P/C Claims Costs Up to 7.5% in 2022
Apr 17 2023 // High inflation alone led to an increase in property/casualty claims of 5%-7.5%, across five key markets in 2022, according to Swiss Re research. “In 2023, we expect that inflation should lead to an additional...
Juul to Pay $462 Million to Six States, D.C. Over Youth Addiction Claims
Apr 13 2023 // E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc agreed on Wednesday to pay $462 million over eight years to settle claims by six U.S. states including New York and California, along with the District of Columbia, that it unlawfully...
Wrongful Death Suit Claims Chocolate Factory Ignored Warning Before Deadly Blast
Apr 13 2023 // A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others, according to a lawsuit filed...
EEOC Says Uber Should Face Claims That Driver Ratings Are Biased
Apr 6 2023 // The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws has urged a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit alleging that Uber Technologies Inc’s system allowing passengers to rate drivers is racially...
Kansas Lawmakers Move to Help Survivors Pursue Child Sex Abuse Claims
Apr 4 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Abuse survivors and advocates who’ve pushed for legislation making it easier in Kansas to prosecute abusers and file lawsuits decades later have achieved a breakthrough in the Legislature,...
People Moves: AXIS Appoints Watt as Claims Officer Officer; Security Mutual Hires Cavanaugh as Commerical Lines Underwriter
Apr 3 2023 // AXIS Appoints Watt as Chief Claims Officer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has hired Megan Watt as chief claims officer, effective April 17. Watt will be responsible for the overall management and direction of the claims...
Fox Judge Says It’s ‘CRYSTAL Clear’ Election Claims Were False
Apr 3 2023 // Ever since Fox News was hit with a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over reports falsely accusing a voting-machine company of rigging the 2020 presidential election, the conservative network has invoked the broad...
Architects & Engineers Market Sees Rising Claims Severity Amid Wave of New Projects
Apr 3 2023 // The construction industry continues to see a wave of new projects, creating plenty of work for architects and engineers. While design firms experience growth amid an expanding market, insurers providing architects and...
People Moves: Corvus Insurance Names Gangu President; Watt New Chief Claims Officer at Axis
Mar 31 2023 // Prashanth Gangu has been named president of cyber insurtech Corvus Insurance. Most recently president of the insurance and services division and chief operating officer of SiriusPoint, Gangu has more than 20 years of...
Whipped Cream Vodka Not so Sweet for Florida Woman Linked to False Insurance Claims
Mar 31 2023 // A broken bottle of whipped cream-flavored vodka may have turned into a just dessert for an Orlando-area woman who allegedly filed false insurance claims. Florida authorities announced Thursday that Anita Jovic, of Seminole...
Arkansas Sues TikTok, Meta Over Child Safety, Privacy Claims
Mar 30 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The state of Arkansas sued TikTok and Facebook parent Meta on Tuesday, claiming the social media companies were misleading consumers about the safety of children on their platforms and...
Geico Faces Class Action for Allegedly Underpaying Auto Claims
Mar 28 2023 // Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging that it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds injured in automobile accidents. U.S. District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry in federal court in...
Juul, Altria Face First Trial Over Claims of Marketing E-Cigarettes to Teens
Mar 27 2023 // E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc. and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc., will face their first U.S. trial this week over claims that they created a public nuisance by marketing addictive...
