Judge ‘Inclined to Deny’ Part of Bayer Roundup Settlement on Future Claims July 7, 2020 Bayer shares fell more 6% on Tuesday after a U.S. judge questioned part of the German company’s proposed settlement to...
State Judge Rejects Michigan Restaurants’ COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim July 7, 2020 By Jim Sams A trial court judge in Lansing, Michigan handed a victory to insurers in what may be the nation’s first final...
101 Ways Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed P/C Insurance Pros’ View of Their Job. Or Not. July 7, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Has the coronavirus experience changed how property/casualty insurance professionals view their jobs? Yes and no. The biggest change is that...
COVID-19 Treatment Remdesivir to Cost Private Insurers $3,120 July 6, 2020 By Marilynn Marchione The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340...
Court Refuses to Open ‘Loophole’ for Cruise Line Lawsuits July 6, 2020 By Jim Sams A plaintiff’s attorney cannot avoid a showdown with a cruise line at the federal courthouse in Miami simply by pleading...
Return-to-Work Safety: Employers Find Testing Employees More Trouble Than It’s Worth July 6, 2020 By Christopher Palmeri, Emma Court and Angelica LaVito From nursing homes in New York and a landfill in Utah to Disney World and the Las Vegas Strip, employers...
Hiscox Launches ‘Variable Consortium’ for Hard-to-Place U.S. General Liability Risks July 6, 2020 Hiscox, the Bermuda-based specialist insurer, together with RKH Reinsurance Brokers, has launched a new variable consortium with a maximum line...
American Companies Facing Pressure to Reveal Data on Diversity of Employees July 6, 2020 By Ross Kerber and Simon Jessop American companies are coming under increasing pressure from investors to publicly disclose information about diversity among employees in the wake...
Climate Change Litigants Argue Human Rights, Consumer Harm in Suing Oil Firms July 6, 2020 By Matthew Green, Valerie Volcovici and Emma Farge LONDON/WASHINGTON/GENEVA — Climate change may be having its day in court. With the slow pace of international climate negotiations, lawyers...
Congressional Action Plan on Climate Change Applauded by Zurich, IBHS July 2, 2020 By Don Jergler A Congressional action plan for a clean energy economy is garnering a bit of praise from a few important names...