Insurance News from June 17, 2024
National News
Business Liability Claims Litigation Jumped in 2023: Lex Machina
After holding relatively steady for nearly a decade, the number of business liability...
Potent Hurricane Weather Pattern Continues to Take Shape, Forecaster Says
States Lose Challenge to Legal Protections for Workers Who Get Abortions
Report: Corporate Risk Level Highest in 12 Years
People Moves: McCarthy to Become ISU CEO; WTW Hires Aon’s Graziano to Lead Casualty Strategy for CRB NA; Markel Names McGrath Head of Fine Art N.A.
International & Reinsurance News
Finland’s Sampo Makes $4.7 Billion Bid for Topdanmark
Finnish insurer Sampo has agreed to buy Topdanmark an all-share deal that values the...
East News
Vacant Commercial Property Owners Face Sidewalk Liability: New Jersey Supreme Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that all commercial landowners -- including...
West News
Oregon Contractor Fined for Repeatedly Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Grants Pass roofing company...
Southeast News
Foul Ball: Florida Appeals Court Says Detroit Tigers Owe Little to Injured Pitcher
If the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball team needs money to rebuild its roster next...
Texas / South Central News
Texan Whose Husband Died by Hot Tub Electrocution at Mexican Beach Resort Files Suit
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American tourist was killed and his wife hospitalized after...
Midwest News
Illinois Contractor Faces $264K Fine for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards
Federal workplace safety inspectors found an Illinois construction contractor — cited...