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Many Face a ‘Sobering and Alarming’ Impact From Long-Haul COVID: NCCI Report
About 10 percent of those who contracted COVID-19 continue to suffer persistent symptoms months later, creating the potential for millions of people to suffer functional impairment for extended ...
Marijuana Waxes as Opioids Wane in Workers Comp
Workers compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are under increasing pressure to reimburse injured workers for a new ...
Shareholder Suits Over Willis/Towers Watson Merger May Cost Insurers $80M
Seven insurers that shared the risk for directors and officers policies sold to Towers Watson may have to pay up to $80 million for settlements with shareholders who cried foul after learning that ...
6th Circuit Reverses Finding That COVID Orders Caused Direct Physical Loss
A federal appellate court reversed a rare policyholder win in a COVID-19-related business interruption claim, once again holding that government orders that restrict the use of a property do not ...
SPAC Deal Generates Millions for Suits Against P/C Insurers That Stiffed Medicare
Wall Street's latest blank-check company promises to be a litigation finance nightmare for property/casualty insurers writing lines such as auto insurance and workers compensation.. MSP Recovery, a ...
Push for Litigation Funding Disclosure Grows
The privacy once enjoyed by investors who finance other people's lawsuits was rarely questioned before Hulk Hogan brought a media spotlight onto the niche industry after winning a $140 million jury ...
Year-End 2020 Loss Reserve Redundancy for Workers Comp Hits $14B: NCCI
Workers compensation insurers continue to stow away more money than necessary in reserves, even as reported loss ratios continue to climb, according to a report released last Wednesday by the ...
Judge Sends Cincinnati Insurance COVID Coverage Question to Jury
A federal judge in Kansas City has cleared a restaurant group's COVID-related business interruption claim for jury trial, holding that an 8th Circuit Court decision that found no coverage was owed in ...