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AM Best: Only Two Impaired Insurers in ’22, Down From 10 in ’21

Despite the reversal seen in the U.S. equity market and rising inflation and interest rates, P/C insurers performed well in 2022, according to the latest report on the long-term impairment rates of AM Best-rated, U.S.-domiciled insurance companies. The report, Best’s …

Supreme Court Rejects Teva Challenge to $235 Million GSK Award in Patent Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc’s challenge to a $235 million award to GlaxoSmithKline LLC in a patent dispute over generic drugs involving a heart medication. The justices turned away Israel-based Teva’s appeal …

Cyclone Mocha Is One of Strongest Storms Recorded in North Indian Ocean

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Mocha have moved further inland over Myanmar after coming ashore Sunday with winds of 155 miles per hour on the US wind scale. At its peak the winds reached 175 mph, tying it with 2019’s …

Elon Musk Loses Bid to End SEC ‘Muzzle’ Over Tweets

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Elon Musk’s bid to modify or end his 2018 securities fraud settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that required a Tesla Inc lawyer to approve some of his tweets in advance. …

New Zealand Pledges $720M for Cyclone and Flood Recovery

The New Zealand government said on Sunday it was allocating NZ$1.1 billion ($720 million) to help communities recover from a cyclone and floods that lashed the country this year. The funds from the 2023 budget are to cover “basics” of …

More States Adopted Professional Standards for Public Adjusters This Year

A movement to establish professional standards for public adjusters gained ground this year, with lawmakers in five states passing bills that impose new controls over a trade that already requires a license in 46 states. Brian S. Goodman, general counsel …

Florida Governor Signs Bill Limiting Skate Rink Liability

Florida’s governor has signed into law a bill that could help reduce premiums for the dwindling number of roller-skating rinks in the state. Senate Bill 1458, sponsored by state Sen. Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, and others, absolves skate rinks of liability …

Some Florida Insurers Stop Altering Adjuster Reports, But Many Claims Still Not Paid

Even before the Florida Legislature adopted the Insurer Accountability Act of 2023, requiring insurers to stop altering independent adjusters’ damage estimates without providing transparency, a number of Florida property insurers and adjuster firms stopped the practice on their own, said …

California Workers’ Comp Written Premium was 14% Above 2021

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued its Quarterly Experience Report, an update on California statewide insurer experience valued as of Dec. 31, 2022. Highlights of the report include: California written premium in 2022 was 14% above that …

Police Seeks Witnesses to Crash That Killed 4 When SUV Rear-Ended Tractor-Trailer

Connecticut state police are seeking witnesses as investigators try to determine the cause of a crash that killed four people on Interstate 95 in Stamford. All four victims were in an SUV that rear-ended a tractor-trailer that had slowed for …

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