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UK Pubs Group Sues Zurich, Liberty Mutual, MS Amlin for $1.2B Over COVID BI Losses

Britain’s biggest pubs group Stonegate, which is suing Zurich Insurance and two peers for 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) over lockdown losses, battled the COVID-19 pandemic “day by day, venue by venue,” a London trial heard on Monday. Ben Lynch, …

Liberty Mutual Chairman and CEO Long to Retire; Sweeney Named Successor

Liberty Mutual Insurance said David H. Long, CEO since 2011 and a nearly 40-year veteran of the company, will retire at the end of the year. The company’s board of directors appointed Timothy M. Sweeney, currently Liberty Mutual’s president, the …

Study Finds Climate Change Could Hit U.S. Corn Belt Hard

Climate change could hit the U.S. Corn Belt especially hard, a study from Emory University finds. Without “major technological advances in agricultural practices,” the U.S. Corn Belt will be unsuitable for cultivating corn by 2100, moderate projections show. The study …

People Moves: WTW Grows Relations Team; Liberty Mutual Names 3 Execs; BHSI Promotes Reid; Waters Takes FM Global Climate Post; Doroff Heads Mosaic Claims

WTW Bolsters Relations Team with 3 Appointments in North America Global insurance broker Willis Towers Watson recently announced three key appointments: Joe LaRocco has been appointed head of Industry – Broking, North America, to lead the recently established industry broking …

Boy Scouts Abuse Settlement Attacked for Preventing Future Lawsuits

The Boy Scouts of America’s sexual abuse compensation fund should be rejected, a small group of victims say, because the proposal has the same legal flaw that ended a similar plan by bankrupt opioid maker Purdue Pharma LP. The Boy …

Boy Scouts Victims’ Fund Unfair to Insurers, Companies Argue in Court

The Boy Scouts of America’s sexual abuse compensation fund may force insurers to make payments they can’t negotiate over, even if the claims are fraudulent, a group of the companies argued in court. Insurers, including American International Group, Liberty Mutual …

7th Circuit: Liberty Must Defend USA Gymnastics in Nassar Lawsuits; Coverage May Be Limited

Larry Nassar is accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of girls and young women while working with USA Gymnastics, resulting in his criminal conviction and hundreds of lawsuits that forced the organization into bankruptcy. Liberty Mutual Underwriters must defend USAG against …

Liberty Mutual Closes Deal for State Auto Group

Liberty Mutual Insurance said it completed the all-cash deal of about $1 billion for super-regional insurer State Auto Group. The transaction was originally announced in July 2021. Now that it gained all required regulatory approvals, Liberty Mutual said it adds …

Court Upholds Decision Not to Certify Class in Washington Auto Case

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the district court’s decision declining to certify a proposed damages class in an auto insurance diversity action in Washington involving Liberty Mutual. This case centers on how auto insurance companies value totaled …

UK Hospitality Groups Are Back in Court With Insurers Over Lockdown Losses

Some of the world’s biggest insurers are bracing as a second wave of multi-million-pound lawsuits, brought by struggling British pubs, restaurants and bakery chains over lockdown losses, starts hitting London’s courts next week. Zurich, MS Amlin, Liberty Mutual, Allianz and …