What the Supreme Court Justices Said in Blocking OSHA’s COVID-19 Workplace Rule January 14, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Supreme Court yesterday blocked the Biden Administration from implementing an order requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to...
Insurer Need Not Defend Drug Chain in Opioid Suits Claiming Economic, Not Personal, Injury January 11, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson In the latest turn in litigation over the opioid crisis, a state’s high court has found an insurer does not...
Morgan Stanley Files $60 Million Proposed Settlement of Data Breach Claims January 3, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Morgan Stanley has filed for court approval of a $60 million settlement of a class action stemming from two data...
The View for 2022: P/C Insurance Predictions and Trends December 20, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. — Yogi Berra, Major League Baseball player and humorist Even before...
Lessons from Ransomware Payments by CNA, JBS and Colonial Pipeline December 6, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson In March 2021, CNA Financial Corp., one of the country’s largest insurance companies, suffered a ransomware attack from a cybercriminal...
Memo Cites Lessons from Ransomware Payments by CNA, JBS and Colonial Pipeline November 29, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson In March 2021, CNA Financial Corp., one of the country’s largest insurance companies, suffered a ransomware attack from a cybercriminal...
EagleView and Verisk Agree to End Litigation; EagleView’s Patents Affirmed November 8, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance technology firms EagleView and Verisk have patched up their differences and are vowing to move ahead “enabling joint innovation.”...
OSHA Unveils Details of Workplace Vaccine Mandate Rule with Deadline After Holidays November 4, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson The nation’s workplace safety agency will officially publish tomorrow emergency guidelines for companies that must implement President Biden’s mandatory vaccine...
Pay-Per-Mile Digital Insurer Metromile to Add More Independent Agents November 1, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson By Andrew G. Simpson Pay-per-mile digital auto insurer Metromile is pursuing what it is calling a “significant” expansion of its...
Kemper $17.6M Data Breach Settlement Wins Preliminary Court Approval October 28, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Kemper Insurance has won preliminary approval of its $17.6 million proposal to settle a class action stemming from two data...