Five insurance companies have been ordered to pay $345 million to cover damages awarded to 20 men who said they were victims of sexual abuse at a prestigious boarding school in Georgia in the 1970s and 1980s. Floyd County Superior …
Harvard University has signaled its intention to appeal last month’s federal court ruling that cost it as much as $15 million in insurance payments for failing to notify its insurer of its claim by the policy deadline. The law firm …
Zurich American Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group, has completed the acquisition of Special Insurance Services, Inc., a Texas-based program manager that develops, underwrites, distributes and administers specialty insurance products for small and midsize employers. SIS, whose offerings …
More than 4,000 people are seeking damages from MGM Resorts International related to the Las Vegas Strip mass shooting that left 58 people dead, the casino giant said in a lawsuit alleging its insurance company has failed to pay promised …
A.M. Best has removed from under review with developing implications and upgraded the financial strength rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “aa-” from “a+” of Rural Community Insurance Co. (RCIC) in Anoka, Minn. …
Sony Corp. of America and Zurich American Insurance Co. have reached a settlement in a commercial general liability (CGL) policy coverage case stemming from the April 2011 hacking of Sony’s PlayStation online services, according to court documents filed Thursday. The …
Zurich American Insurance Co. has launched a new product under its ZProgramsMatch specialty insurance program to protect YMCAs, Jewish community organizations and camps. The program, which is available through Zurich Program Administrators, offers property insurance; crime; inland marine; general liability, …
Attorneys representing Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. averting what could have been a $43 million payout in damages this week characterized the California court case a cautionary tale for insurers. The case is Heide Kurtz v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., et …
A New York trial court recently ruled in a commercial general liability (CGL) policy coverage case that Zurich American Insurance Co. has no duty to defend Sony Corp. of America and Sony Computer Entertainment America in litigation stemming from the …
The California Department of Insurance announced a settlement with Zurich American Insurance Co. and Zurich American Insurance Co. of Illinois over what CDI alleged was improper use of workers’ compensation insurance agreements. Zurich’s agreements forced California employers to arbitrate commercial …
