Reuters Finds Disparity in How Judges Apply Qualified Immunity August 25, 2020 By Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley, Andrea Januta, Jackie Botts and Jaimi Dowdell The May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a Minneapolis cop has prompted calls for an end...
Experts Puzzled by Decline in Insurance Fraud Tips via Technology August 25, 2020 By Jim Sams Even though insurers have invested heavily in fraud-fighting technology, the percentage of referrals from automated systems accepted by special investigation...
How the Coronavirus Spread So Quickly Across U.S. August 24, 2020 As the United States exceeds 5 million reported coronavirus cases — the world’s first country to do so — epidemiologists...
Global Dividends Outcome ‘Worst Since Global Financial Crisis’ August 24, 2020 By Marc Jones The coronavirus crisis will see the world’s biggest firms slash dividend payouts between 17%-23% this year or what could be...
Overall U.S. Traffic Is Down 16% for Year August 21, 2020 Travel on all U.S. roads and streets for 2020 is down by 264.2 billion vehicle miles, or 16.6%, according to...
S&P Says Underwriting in Lloyd’s Market Continues to Improve August 21, 2020 The Lloyd’s market looks unlikely to turn an underwriting profit in 2020 given the pandemic and hurricane season. However, there...
Drug Costs for COVID-19 Patients in U.S. Hospitals Drop But May Rise Again August 20, 2020 By Chad Terhune Medication costs for COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the United States have dropped sharply since May, reflecting advances in treatment, shorter...
Report: COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims on The Rise in California August 19, 2020 The number of California workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 continues to climb, according to a new report compiled by the...
Auto Insurance Shopping Rebounds After Dropping During Spring August 18, 2020 Auto insurance shopping and new business growth rebounded in May and June after a drop in late March and early...
Global Insurance M&A Surges in 1st Half but Lull Likely in H2 on COVID Uncertainties August 17, 2020 Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry rose in the first half of 2020 with 201 completed deals...