How COVID-19 Court Lockdowns May Turn the Social Inflation Tide June 2, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Defense attorney Ellen Greiper reported receiving more than the usual number of phone calls from plaintiffs attorneys earlier this month,...
Pandemic Stay-at-Home Experience Raises P/C Insurers’ Bar for Delivering Digitally June 2, 2020 Significant investments in direct-to-consumer website and mobile design have helped property/casualty insurance companies improve their digital service and shopping experiences....
Federal Court Allows Counties’ Clean Air Claims Against VW for Diesel Scandal June 2, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel and David Shepardson A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Volkswagen AG cannot escape potential financial penalties from two counties in Florida...
Aon Appoints Rieth as U.S. Practice Leader for E&O/Cyber Broking Team June 1, 2020 Aon announced that Brent Rieth is the new U.S. Practice Leader of the Cyber Solutions Errors and Omissions/Cyber Broking team....
Boy Scouts Filing Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Face Deadline Agreed to in Bankruptcy Deal June 1, 2020 By Mike Catalini Some victims of childhood sex abuse who are considering suing the Boy Scouts of America face a choice: an anguished...
Ecoroofs, Bioswales, Water Gardens: Cities Get Creative To Tame Stormwater Floods June 1, 2020 By Janet McConnaughey For more than a century, New Orleans has depended on canals and pumps to get rid of stormwater in a...
Investors, Bondholders Sue Occidental Over Anadarko Merger June 1, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Occidental Petroleum Corp. has been sued by investors who claim they suffered billions of dollars of losses because the heavily...
Sign Here First: Reopening Businesses Turn to Liability Waivers, Disclaimers June 1, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and John McCrank As U.S. businesses reopen after weeks of pandemic lockdowns, many have been posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and patrons...
Pandemic-Hit Re/insurers Expect a Costly Hurricane Season – and Rates Are Rising June 1, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season on Monday could signal more steep losses for insurers and reinsurers, already...
Coronavirus Could Complicate Hurricane Response, Warns Catastrophe Modeler June 1, 2020 By Kimberly Tallon “Hurricanes and COVID-19 are not a good mix,” says catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co., warning in a report...