Viewpoint: Business Interruption Insurance Must Catch Up With Climate Volatility March 5, 2026 By Ross Sinclair In the wake of recent weather events around the world, whether it’s the bomb cyclone that hit the US from...
Banks on High Alert for Cyberattacks as Iran War Escalates March 5, 2026 By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price The U.S. financial services industry is on heightened alert for potential cyberattacks amid the unfolding U.S. war in Iran, with...
Viewpoint: Alabama Needs Tort Reform, Too, as Litigation Costs Rise March 5, 2026 By Sen. Josh Carnley Editor’s note: No significant tort-reform legislation is currently making its way through the Alabama Legislature. But at least one state...
Westchester Close to Settling on Hurricane Sally Condo Claim That Topped $230M March 5, 2026 By William Rabb Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance has reached a settlement with a Florida condominium association in a hurricane claim, three years after...
Primary Carrier’s Insolvency Triggers Excess Carrier’s Obligation March 5, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A waterworks products company facing asbestos claims is entitled to tap its Chubb excess insurance policy because its primary insurance...
People Moves: Merchants Insurance Appoints Walkup as Head of Claims March 5, 2026 Merchants Insurance Group, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, appointed Pete Walkup as its vice president, head of claims. Walkup oversees...
Cal/OSHA Fines Fabricator $212K Over Employee Finger Amputation March 5, 2026 California safety regulators levied a heavy fine against a metal fabricator over an incident that cost a worker a finger....
New York City Paid $117 Million Last Year for Police Misconduct Settlements March 5, 2026 By Michael R. Sisak New York City paid more than $117 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits in cases ranging from the...
Painter Fraudulently Collected $10K in Workers’ Comp After Returning From Injury March 5, 2026 A New York man who claimed he could not work because of an ankle injury sustained in his work as...
Nebraska AG Sues Roblox Over Alleged Child Safety Failures March 4, 2026 Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers this weekannounced a consumer‑protection and child‑safety lawsuit against Roblox Corporation, alleging that the company has knowingly...