New York Revises Compensation Fund, Workers’ Compensation Claims for 9/11 Victims September 12, 2022 Ahead of the 21st anniversary of 9/11, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed several bills into that that seek to...
Judge Approves Boy Scouts Reorg Plan to Settle Sex Abuse Claims September 9, 2022 A bankruptcy judge on Sept. 8 granted the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) approval of its $2.5 billion reorganization plan,...
UK Says Energy Aid Will Cost Treasury Billions and Cut Inflation September 9, 2022 By Kitty Donaldson and Emily Ashton Liz Truss’s UK government announced a sweeping package of measures to contain spiraling energy bills, seeking to ease a historic...
Former Florida Commissioner Warns Officials Not to Shoot the Demotech Messenger September 9, 2022 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Former Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is criticizing current state regulators over their recent digs at the Demotech financial rating...
TWIA Committee to Consider General Manager Candidates at Upcoming Meeting September 9, 2022 The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association announced that its Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m....
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Oklahoma Anti-Trans Bathroom Law September 9, 2022 By Sean Murphy Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three transgender Oklahoma schoolchildren, arguing the state’s new law requiring...
Ohio Court: Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Drug Distributor Against Opioid Lawsuit September 9, 2022 By Jim Sams An insurer has no duty to defend a drug distributor against lawsuits filed by cities and counties that allege it...
Illinois Trucking Repair Company Fined $326,000 for Workplace Hazards September 9, 2022 A 48-year-old worker entered a tanker-trailer in Lemont, Illinois to inspect it as part of an annual U.S. Department of...
Judge Approves $9.2 Million Settlement Between Chicago schools, Union September 9, 2022 A federal judge has approved a $9.25 million settlement by the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union in...
Underwriting No Longer Sole Path to Profit, Say Berkley Execs September 9, 2022 While the days of cash flow underwriting are a distant memory for veteran insurance executives, the need for industry’s more...