Insurance News from January 21, 2020
National News
Tort Reformers Proclaim Top 10 ‘Judicial Hellholes’ for 2020
It's out: the annual report by tort reform advocates of what they say are the nation's...
Airbnb Stresses Safety, Accountability in Governance Changes
Judge Cuts Johnson & Johnson Damages in Risperdal Case From $8 Billion to $6.8 Million
Tesla Pushes Back on Call for Probe; Denies Unintended Acceleration in Vehicles
New Minority-Led Broker Protecdiv Shoots for $100M Within 5 Years, Record Diversity
International & Reinsurance News
Australia Begins Clean Up From Bushfires with Insurance Claims Continuing to Rise
The New South Wales and Victorian state governments will coordinate the clean-up of...
Financial Services CEOs in Davos Complain They Can’t Save Planet Without Clients’ Help
China’s Mysterious Respiratory Virus Spreads to Health Workers, Different Countries
Korean Re Gets Chinese Approval to Open Shanghai Branch
Willis Re Names Green as Head of Int’l Casualty Reinsurance, Philipsz as Australia CEO
East News
Ex-Church Administrator in Pennsylvania Gets 10 to 20 Years in Theft Case
A former western Pennsylvania church administrator has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years...
West News
Apple Lawsuit in California Tests if Employees Can Plan Startup While on Payroll
Attorneys for a former Apple Inc executive on Tuesday will try to convince a skeptical...
Southeast News
Feds Charge 2 Florida Women with Hurricane Irma Disaster Assistance Fraud
Two Florida women have been accused of lying about damage caused by Hurricane Irma in...
Texas / South Central News
Texas Mutual: Massachusetts Firm Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
A Massachusetts company has pleaded guilty in a Travis County, Texas, district court to...
Midwest News
Owner of Missouri Duck Boat Settles Final Lawsuit Over Deadly Sinking
The owner of a tourist duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, has...