Q1 Shows ‘Clear’ Signs of Commercial P/C Softening, Says CIAB May 19, 2025 By Chad Hemenway According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes in...
Florida Class Action Targets Litigation Funding Firm Over Data Breach April 25, 2025 By William Rabb Third-party litigation financing have become big business across the country, much to the chagrin of businesses and insurance companies that...
Fortress Targets $1 Billion for Latest Litigation Finance Fund January 30, 2025 By Esteban Duarte and Carmen Arroyo Fortress Investment Group is seeking to raise about $1 billion for its latest fund in litigation finance, a sector in...
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...
Google Endorses Bill to Reveal Funders Backing Lawsuits October 16, 2024 By Emily Birnbaum Google is endorsing a bill that would require people filing lawsuits to disclose who will be paying for – and...
Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources October 8, 2024 By Chad Hemenway There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight...
Hospitals Seen as Potential Growth Area for Litigation Financing October 2, 2024 By Dorothy Ma and Emily R. Siegel The litigation-financing industry could see new demand from an increase in health care lawsuits, according to Christopher Bogart, chief executive...
US Nuclear Verdicts Break Records and Drive Social Inflation to 7% in 2023: Report September 11, 2024 By L.S. Howard Nuclear verdicts in the United States are breaking records with 27 court cases each awarding compensation of more than US$100...
Indiana, West Virginia Pass New Restrictions on Third-Party Litigation Financing March 21, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Efforts to rein in third-party litigation financing are on their way to becoming law in Indiana and West Virginia, a...
Most Americans Want Legal Reforms Against Practices Like Litigation Funding: Survey March 6, 2024 By Chad Hemenway A majority of Americans are unaware of third-party litigation funding but most believe state and federal laws should be changed...