UK Pubs Group Sues Zurich, Liberty Mutual, MS Amlin for $1.2B Over COVID BI Losses June 13, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn Britain’s biggest pubs group Stonegate, which is suing Zurich Insurance and two peers for 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) over...
Liberty Mutual Chairman and CEO Long to Retire; Sweeney Named Successor June 9, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Liberty Mutual Insurance said David H. Long, CEO since 2011 and a nearly 40-year veteran of the company, will retire...
Study Finds Climate Change Could Hit U.S. Corn Belt Hard May 26, 2022 By Don Jergler Climate change could hit the U.S. Corn Belt especially hard, a study from Emory University finds. Without “major technological advances...
People Moves: WTW Grows Relations Team; Liberty Mutual Names 3 Execs; BHSI Promotes Reid; Waters Takes FM Global Climate Post; Doroff Heads Mosaic Claims May 2, 2022 WTW Bolsters Relations Team with 3 Appointments in North America Global insurance broker Willis Towers Watson recently announced three key...
Boy Scouts Abuse Settlement Attacked for Preventing Future Lawsuits April 7, 2022 By Steven Church The Boy Scouts of America’s sexual abuse compensation fund should be rejected, a small group of victims say, because the...
Boy Scouts Victims’ Fund Unfair to Insurers, Companies Argue in Court March 30, 2022 By Steven Church The Boy Scouts of America’s sexual abuse compensation fund may force insurers to make payments they can’t negotiate over, even...
7th Circuit: Liberty Must Defend USA Gymnastics in Nassar Lawsuits; Coverage May Be Limited March 2, 2022 By Jim Sams Larry Nassar is accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of girls and young women while working with USA Gymnastics, resulting in...
Liberty Mutual Closes Deal for State Auto Group March 1, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Liberty Mutual Insurance said it completed the all-cash deal of about $1 billion for super-regional insurer State Auto Group. The...
Court Upholds Decision Not to Certify Class in Washington Auto Case February 14, 2022 The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the district court’s decision declining to certify a proposed damages class in...
UK Hospitality Groups Are Back in Court With Insurers Over Lockdown Losses January 21, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn Some of the world’s biggest insurers are bracing as a second wave of multi-million-pound lawsuits, brought by struggling British pubs,...