Excessive Litigation Causes Surge in Liability Insurance Costs: Marsh McLennan CEO July 18, 2025 By L.S. Howard Excessive litigation and abuse of the U.S. legal system are effectively imposing a tax on the U.S. economy and causing...
A Look Inside the Tenn. Lab Making Advanced Fuel for US Nuclear Ambitions July 17, 2025 By Jonathan Mattise and Jennifer McDermott OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Near signs that warn of radioactive risk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a half-dozen workers...
New Book Proposes Four-Prong Legal Strategy to Negate Nuclear Verdicts July 16, 2025 By Allen Laman Leaders at one of the largest national insurance defense firms believe they have identified the causes of nuclear verdicts—and developed...
Corporate Nuclear Verdicts Surged to New Record High in 2024, Report Says May 22, 2025 By Ezra Amacher Nuclear verdicts against corporate defendants reached a record high in 2024, led by cases involving products liability and intellectual property,...
Three Killed in Fiery Truck-Car Pileup on Georgia Interstate May 15, 2025 CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others injured in a fiery wreck involving multiple vehicles and...
Woman Sues Georgia Fertility Clinic, Saying She Gave Birth to Another Woman’s Baby February 21, 2025 By Russ Bynum SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Krystena Murray became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization two years ago, and said she was...
Top International Insurance Journal Stories of 2024 December 30, 2024 By L.S. Howard The top 10 most well-read international stories for 2024 covered a diverse range of topics, including nuclear verdicts, Taylor Swift’s...
Quantifying Social Inflation: How Swiss Re Developed an Index December 11, 2024 By Susanne Sclafane Swiss Re Institute (SRI) made a significant contribution to the literature on social inflation and its impacts on insurers, reinsurers...
Allianz Offers 5 Loss Trends to Watch on the Liability Front November 21, 2024 By Jahna Jacobson As the costs of nuclear and thermonuclear verdicts explode in the U.S., organizations are examining ways to predict, prevent and...
Judge Reduces UPS Driver’s $237.6M Bias Verdict to $39.6M November 18, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge reduced a $237.6 million jury award against United Parcel Service to $39.6 million in the case of...