Insurance News from December 17, 2021
National News
Judge Tosses $4.5B Deal Shielding Sacklers From Purdue Opioid Claims
A federal judge has thrown out a $4.5 billion settlement that would have shielded the...
Administration Asks Supreme Court to Lift Lower Courts’ Hold on Vaccine Mandate
‘Keep Delivering’: Amazon Tornado Tragedy Raises Emergency Safety Training Questions
Judge Rules Dominion Defamation Suit Against Fox News Can Move Forward
Insuring Cannabis Summit: Tribal Cannabis Broker in Lonely, Rewarding Space
International & Reinsurance News
Bayer Faces Billion-Dollar Class Action Suit in Germany Over Monsanto Takeover
BERLIN – Bayer faces a billion-dollar investor class action lawsuit in Germany over...
EXOR, Again, Agrees to Sell PartnerRe to France’s Covéa for $9 Billion (€7.8 Billion)
Canada’s Desjardins Group Reaches Settlement Over Massive Data Breach in 2019
Google Faces Heavy Fines in Russia After Court Rules in Favor of Putin Ally
AM Best Upgrades Ratings of Canada’s Co-operators General and Sovereign General
East News
New York Contractor Faces $374K in Penalties After Fatal Worker Fall
A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Queens, New York, construction...
West News
Inquiry Finds Oregon Institution’s Misconduct Investigations to be Subpar
Oregon Health & Science University lacks clear policies on handling, documenting...
Southeast News
Three Years From Loss, Not Denial, Appeals Court Holds in Carolina AOB Case
In a property insurance claims dispute, the statute of limitations' clock starts...
Texas / South Central News
Texas Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents
A Texas woman has been sentenced for conspiring to stage automobile accidents in order...
Midwest News
‘Keep Delivering’: Amazon Tornado Tragedy Raises Emergency Safety Training Questions
The messages between an Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver and her boss began about 80...