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Gymnast Sexual Abuse Victims Offered $215 Million Insurance Payout to Settle Claims

USA Gymnastics has filed a bankruptcy plan that includes an offer of $215 million for sexual abuse survivors to settle their claims against the embattled organization. The $215 million total is the amount the insurance carriers for USA Gymnastics and …

Twitter Says Users’ Phone Numbers Exposed by Flaw in Contacts Upload Feature

Twitter said on Monday that it had discovered attempts by possible state actors to access the phone numbers associated with user accounts, after a security researcher unearthed a flaw in the company’s “contacts upload” feature. In a statement published on …

FDA Hearing to Address Testing of Talcum Powders, Cosmetics for Asbestos

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will examine asbestos testing for talc powders and cosmetics at a hearing on Tuesday. Regulators are taking a closer look after finding asbestos, a known carcinogen, …

Chubb Launches Non Damage Terrorism Product for Businesses

Chubb has launched an insurance coverage aimed at bridging gaps in traditional terrorism business interruption policies. Chubb’s Non Damage Terrorism Solutions is a single policy offering non damage business interruption, plus employee and customer care assistance as a result of …

Judge Rejects Argument That Insurer Acted in Bad Faith by Using Automated Bill Pay

For the second time in a year, a federal judge rejected a plaintiff attorney’s argument that an insurance carrier acted in bad faith by using the Mitchell Decision Point program when calculating the value of a Colorado policyholder’s underinsured motorist …

Top 5 Trends in Changing Personal Umbrella Market That Agents Need to Know

The personal umbrella market had been steady for many years, with lots of choices available in the market when it came to finding the right coverage for customers. However, recent changes are turning the market upside down and creating additional …

Judge Quashes Peloton’s Countersuit in Music Copyright Case

Peloton Interactive Inc.’s attempt to fire back at music publishers who sued the exercise bike maker for copyright infringement was quashed by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on Wednesday dismissed Peloton’s countersuit, which alleged that a trade …

Online Insurance Broker Policygenius Raises $100M From AXA, Others

Online insurance marketplace Policygenius raised $100 million in new financing. The company plans to use the money for hiring, to grow and to broaden the consumer financial protection products it will unveil in 2020. “With the support of our investors, …

Judge Orders J&J to Pay $344 Million Over Vaginal Mesh Implants Marketing

Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $344 million for misrepresenting the risks of vaginal-mesh implants to consumers in California, the first state to bring its claim against the company to trial after thousands of U.S. women sued and some …

Data Driven Business Models to Affect Entire Insurance Value Chain: Swiss Re Report

Digital transformation empowers consumers to be more informed and independent, and equips insurers with the tools to develop new tailored products and services and refine existing ones, said the latest sigma report published by Swiss Re. This is leading to …

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