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Trial Delays Continue as Jurors Say No to Service, Fearing COVID Risk
Jury duty notices have set Nicholas Philbrook's home on edge with worries about him contracting the coronavirus and passing it on to his father-in-law, a cancer survivor with diabetes in his mid-70s ...
D&O Insurance Underwriters Scrutinize Diversity as Lawsuits Climb
Insurers in the United States are taking a closer look at the recruiting and succession practices of corporate customers, worried about mounting lawsuits over a lack of diversity among top executives ...
The COVID BI Scorecard: Insurers Win Most, But Not Undefeated
In the multibillion-dollar fight over insurance coverage for pandemic-related business losses, a Florida gynecologist succeeded where more than a dozen professional baseball teams and an iconic ...
Hover CEO Altman Eyes Growth, Future as a Standalone 3D Software Company
Often an InsurTech attracts venture investment from at least one insurer, sometimes two. For Hover's recent $60 million Series D round, there were three. Capital contributions came from the insurers ...
Evolving COVID BI Case Strategy: Convince Judge Virus Is Present
Policyholder attorneys pursuing COVID-19 business-interruption claims are hoping to persuade judges to accept a premise that many Americans appear to doubt: The novel coronavirus is physically ...
Zywave Will Snatch Up ITC
Insurance technology company Zywave said it will acquire Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a provider of marketing, rating and management software and services for the insurance industry. ...
U.S. Thanksgiving Flyers Create Surge in Catch-All Travel Insurance
U.S. websites have seen a surge in travelers seeking expensive ironclad insurance this Thanksgiving, as Americans desperate to break the monotony of a year spent at home look to cover themselves ...
Google Will Deal With Second Antitrust Lawsuit, Courtesy of 7 States
A bipartisan group of U.S. states plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as early as next month, according to two people briefed on the matter, potentially beating a more widely ...