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Target Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Pride Backlash, Judge Rules
Target has failed to persuade a judge in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the retailer of deceiving shareholders after its sales of LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride ...
Defense Lawyer’s Perspective: Connecting Insurers, Promoting Plaintiff-Style Solidarity
Back in 2018, there weren't too many insurance professionals talking about social inflation.
William ...
Quantifying Social Inflation: How Swiss Re Developed an Index
Swiss Re Institute (SRI) made a significant contribution to the literature on social inflation and its impacts on insurers, reinsurers and their customers with the calculation of a new measure—a ...
Unite and Conquer: How the Insurance Industry Can Deflate Social Inflation
At one of the early meetings of American Legal Connections, Rich Henderson, a senior vice president for reinsurer TransRe, bumped into a concerned client from a hospital ...
A New Claims Playbook: United and Street Smart on Litigation Demands
Social inflation is at the heart of rising claims severity trends showing up on the books of casualty insurers and reinsurers, industry representatives agree.
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Generative AI: A Double Agent Serving Good and Evil in the World of Claims
Claims professionals need to adapt to the AI evolution at a fast pace as the same technologies used to fight claims fraud are also being used to perpetuate it, according ...
Claims Satisfaction Leaders Reveal Secrets to Success
What is the secret to an insurance claims experience that satisfies customers?
For years, J.D. Power has conducted surveys and curated ...
New Hampshire High Court Invalidates GEICO Underinsured Claim Provision
A claim provision requiring insureds to seek underinsured benefits from their auto insurer within three years of an accident is unenforceable in New Hampshire because it restricts the insureds' right ...