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US Roof Maintenance Lags: Hanover

More than half of U.S. homeowners did not check their roofs for issues between February 2023 and 2024, according to a recent report by The Hanover Insurance Group. Only 38% of survey respondents reported checking for roof issues — including …

‘Extremely Dangerous’ Hurricane Beryl Takes Aim at Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl, described by forecasters as “extremely dangerous,” is set to cause massive damage across the Caribbean’s Windward Islands on Monday. Beryl’s winds roared across the region at 120 miles (195 kilometers) per hour, making it a Category 3 hurricane …

Microsoft Tells Texas Agencies They Were Exposed in Russian Hack

Microsoft Corp. has told more than a dozen state agencies and public universities in Texas that Russian state-sponsored hackers accessed emails between them and the software giant. The attackers were able to gain access to the communications through a breach …

CCC: Severe Weather Impacting Collision Repair, Auto Insurance

The auto insurance and repair industry must “adapt to new patterns and prepare for an unpredictable future,” according to the Crash Course Q2 2024 report released by CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc., a P/C cloud platform provider. The latest report focuses …

Cancer Victims Lose Bid to Block Proposed J&J Talc Bankruptcy

A federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by a group of cancer victims to block Johnson & Johnson from pursuing a proposed bankruptcy settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging the company’s baby powder and other talc products …

NYC Has the World’s Worst Traffic Congestion, Costing $9 Billion

New York City is the world’s most-congested urban area for the second year in a row, costing the city an estimated $9.1 billion in lost time, a new report shows. A typical motorist driving through the most populated city in …

Changes at American Coastal Insurance After Florida OIR Action on ‘No-Fly List’

Florida regulators’ effort to enforce a 2002 state law and keep insolvent insurers’ officers out of carrier leadership roles appears to be a reason behind a significant shakeup at St. Petersburg-based American Coastal Insurance Corp. An official with Florida’s Office …

Insurer Can’t Rescind Workers’ Comp Policy, Even With Misrep, MS High Court Says

An insurer cannot rescind a workers’ compensation policy, even in the case of a material misrepresentation that could led to millions of dollars in benefits payments, the Mississippi Supreme Court decided last week. The Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Act governs all …

Florida Law Means Time Is of the Essence on Construction-Defect Subro Actions

Florida Senate Bill 360 became law on April 13, 2023. It significantly reduced the time Florida’s statute of repose and statute of limitations give plaintiffs – including subrogating insurers – to bring civil actions regarding the design, planning, or construction …

Are Employers Prepared for California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law?

California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Senate Bill 553, which is now in effect (July 1), requires businesses with exposure in the state to implement robust workplace violence prevention plans. SB 553, which modifies an existing California labor code, gives the state’s …

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