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$50B California Court Case Over ‘Deadly Legacy’ of Opioids Begins
Four drugmakers helped cause the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing their drugs and downplaying their addictive risks, a lawyer for several California counties argued on Monday at ...
Premium Givebacks Among U.S. P/C Insurers in 2020 Reached $13B: A.M. Best
U.S. property/casualty insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums in 2020 thanks to reduced exposures from the COVID-19 pandemic, A.M. Best said in new commentary. What's more, a sizable part ...
Allstate, Arch, AXIS and The Hanover Report Q1 Pretax Catastrophe Loss Estimates
Carriers are starting to report their pretax catastrophe loss estimates for the 2021 first quarter, and the numbers are significant. Below are preliminary numbers from Allstate, Arch, AXIS, and The ...
The Hartford Will Pay $650M to Settle Boy Scouts of America Sexual Abuse Claims
The Hartford disclosed it has agreed to pay $650 million to settle sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America associated with policies mostly issued in the 1970s. According to the insurer, ...
Cyber Coverage Profit Pressures Grow as Rate Hikes Struggle to Keep Pace: Fitch
Choosing to write cyber coverage is becoming increasingly costly for property/casualty insurance carriers and rate hikes may not be enough to make up the difference, according to a new Fitch Ratings ...
Tech Startups Bringing the Power of Applied Analytics to Potential Plaintiffs
Lee Fogle reached down to save his 12-lb. Yorkshire terrier, Nemo, as a pit bull lunged forward. The attacking dog's jaws clamped onto his left hand, sending him to a clinic for sutures and starting ...
Florida Property Lawsuits Encompass 76% of Insurer Litigation in U.S.: NAIC Data
New information from Florida's insurance regulator paints a stark picture of the extent of litigation facing the state's domestic insurers. The information comes as numerous stakeholders push for ...
Global Regulators Pressured to Refine Climate Change Risk Rules for Banks
Global banking rulemakers need to undertake further analysis to clarify if lenders need to build up bigger capital buffers to cover possible environmental risks, the Swiss-based Basel Committee of ...