First Half 2021 Natural Disaster Insured Losses Reach 10-Year High August 2, 2021 Insured losses from natural disasters hit a 10-year high of $42 billion in the first half of 2021, with the...
North Carolina Civil Rights Groups Reach Settlement Over 2020 Clash With Police August 2, 2021 Civil rights groups in North Carolina have reached a settlement with the city of Charlotte and its police department in...
Global P/C Industry Sees Strongest Rate Hikes in 20 Years but Inflation Headwinds Loom August 2, 2021 By L.S. Howard Robust global economic recovery, higher risk awareness and the strongest rate hardening for 20 years in non-life insurance commercial lines...
$5.5M Settlement Reached in Washington Nurse Lawsuit August 2, 2021 A class-action lawsuit brought by thousands of nurses who said they weren’t properly paid for lunch and other breaks has...
How Homeowners Insurers Can Prepare for the Cannabis Era August 2, 2021 By William Schlager and Angela Cuonzo Talk about a growth market. Since Colorado and Washington became the first to pass state laws designed to legalize certain...
Bomb Squad Caused Damaging California Fireworks Explosion, Officials Say August 2, 2021 By Stefanie Dazio Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks when they detonated them in a containment chamber, likely...
Is a Fence a Fence? August 2, 2021 By Bill Wilson A question that often arises in homeowners insurance is whether a structure is insured under Coverage A – Dwelling or...
Condo Collapse: Everyone Will Point Fingers But Florida Laws Narrow Liability July 19, 2021 By Tom Hals The collapse of a condominium tower near Miami will set off years of litigation as victims and their families look...
South Carolina Bill Stopping COVID Suits Against Businesses Signed July 19, 2021 By Jeffrey Collins Gov. Henry McMaster again said South Carolina is recovering better from the COVID-19 pandemic than just about any other state...
California Insurance Company Pressing for its ‘Day in Court’ July 19, 2021 U.S. District Court Judge William B. Shubb granted the motion by the California Department of Insurance to dismiss the lawsuit...