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New Laws Spur Insurers to Reserve for Potential Child Sex-Abuse Claims

Jan 24 2020 // Travelers Companies Inc. has set aside a “modest” amount of additional money to cover its possible exposure to child sex-abuse claims, the insurer’s finance chief, Daniel Frey, told analysts during an...

Roundup Plaintiffs, Bayer in Talks to Settle Claims For $10 Billion

Jan 23 2020 // In an effort to settle tens of thousands of claims that Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, lawyers for some plaintiffs are discussing with the company deals that could lead to a total payout of about $10...

State of Insurance Agency E&O Insurance Market: Managing Rates and Risks

Jan 23 2020 // Agency errors and omissions (E&O) coverage is likely the most important insurance policy an agency purchases. As customer demands rise to an all-time high, having the right E&O coverage and ensuring best practices...

Prince Wrongful Death Case Against Doctor, Hospital Dismissed; Settlement Presumed

Jan 22 2020 // A wrongful death lawsuit filed by musician Prince’s family members has been quietly dismissed in recent months, suggesting family members have reached settlements with defendants including the Minnesota doctor who...

Australia Begins Clean Up From Bushfires with Insurance Claims Continuing to Rise

Jan 21 2020 // The New South Wales and Victorian state governments will coordinate the clean-up of insured and uninsured residential and commercial properties destroyed in the deadly wildfires. Under the plan, the states will appoint...

California Woman Sues American Airlines, Claims Employee Stalked Her

Jan 21 2020 // A San Diego, Calif. woman is suing American Airlines, saying that a former employee stalked her by sending more than 100 unwanted texts, some of them sexually suggestive. In her Jan. 6 lawsuit, Ashley Barno contends that...

Boeing Employees’ Emails on Pilot Training Could Boost Crash Victim Claims

Jan 17 2020 // Internal emails from Boeing Co. employees could strengthen the legal case for families claiming the company’s push to minimize the training needed for new 737 Max aircraft contributed to two crashes that killed 346...

U.K. P&C Insurers Face Strong Competition, Claims Inflation: AM Best Report

Jan 16 2020 // Market conditions for U.K. non-life insurers were difficult in 2019 as they continued to face strong competition and claims inflation, according to a report published by AM Best. Companies have had to contend with changes...

Florida Legislative Session 2020: Insurance Bills to Watch

Jan 16 2020 // The Florida insurance industry will be focused on several key issues this session, including reform for auto glass (windshield) assignment of benefits (AOB) abuse, reforms to the state’s legal system, as well as...

Florida Legislative Preview 2020: Industry Calls On Lawmakers to Reform Lawsuit Abuse

Jan 16 2020 // The Florida Legislature started its 2020 legislative session this week and lawmakers are set to consider a number of insurance-focused issues over the course of the 60-day period. At the top of the list for industry and...

Ben & Jerry’s Says No Depositions Possible in Claims Against ‘Happy Cows’

Jan 15 2020 // Ben & Jerry’s said it does not deceive consumers by saying it used milk and cream from “happy cows” to make its ice cream, and that an environmental advocate’s lawsuit claiming otherwise should...

Potential Wage-and-Hour Claims Could Rise Under New Overtime Rule

Jan 13 2020 // New federal rules on overtime pay, which began January 1, change for the first time since 2004 the threshold for who is entitled to overtime pay — and who is not. The new rule raises the income threshold that...

Employment Practices – Liability Claims in 2020

Jan 13 2020 // After Back to the Future 2 was released in 1989, moviegoers could observe Marty McFly as he traveled to his version of 2015 where fingerprints were used to identify a person, to unlock the front door of a house and to pay...

Ex-U. of Oklahoma Official Facing Multiple Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

Jan 10 2020 // A third University of Oklahoma student has come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against a former university administrator. The 21-year-old student claims in a lawsuit filed on Jan. 6 that former OU Vice...

Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Names Davis Claims Manager

Jan 10 2020 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based the Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Kimaili Davis claims manager. Davis started his career with the National American Insurance Co. and has over 25 years of claims experience,...

Australia’s Bushfires Could Surpass 2009’s Costly Season; Analysts, Insurers Comment

Jan 10 2020 // Australia’s bushfire season has months to run and could easily surpass the most costly fire season, 2009’s Black Saturday fires in Victoria, which had a price tag of an estimated A$4.4 billion (US$3 billion),...

Accident Reports Now Ready Minutes After Crash on Smartphone, Says Telematics Firm

Jan 10 2020 // The company that helped make driver safety monitoring ubiquitous among auto insurers is now offering a product that can write accident reports within minutes of a crash. Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) announced the...

More Than a Dozen Florida Insurers Facing Ratings Downgrades

Jan 9 2020 // The rating agency responsible for assigning financial stability ratings (FSR) to more than 40 Florida domestic insurers has warned that several carriers will receive downgrades due to deteriorating conditions in the...

New Policy Contracts Now in Effect at Texas Windstorm Insurer

Jan 8 2020 // Texas’ insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the coast says new terms and conditions for policies with an effective date on or after January 1, 2020, are now in place. The updated coverages, terms, and...

Lawyers Try Unusual Legal Path to Advance Sex Abuse Claims Against Boy Scouts

Jan 8 2020 // A team of lawyers filed a lawsuit this week in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to establish the nation’s capital as a venue for men across the U.S. to sue the Boy Scouts of America for allegedly failing to...