Claims / Legal
Another J&J Appeals Win: Judge Tosses $417M Verdict in Talc/Cancer Lawsuit
A California judge on Friday threw out a $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using its talc-based products like ...
Lloyds, RMS Say After-the-Fact ‘What Ifs’ Can Help Insurers Prepare for Future Catastrophe Risks
What if history had a different outcome? Lloyd's of London and RMS say that exploring that idea for major catastrophe events (or near misses) of years past could actually help insurers better analyze ...
U.S. Regulator Faults Wells Fargo Over Auto Insurance Abuses: NYT Report
Wells Fargo & Co wrongly pushed auto insurance on customers who did not need it and took too long to halt the abuse, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing a confidential report from a ...
Swiss Re Sustains $3.6B Hit From U.S. Hurricanes and Mexico Quakes
Swiss Re, the world's second-largest reinsurer, estimated its claims burden from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the United States and from two earthquakes in Mexico at roughly $3.6 billion in ...
GM Will Pay $120M to Resolve State Ignition Claims
General Motors Co has agreed to pay $120 million to resolve claims from 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia over faulty ignition switches, state attorneys general and the company said on ...
Zurich Reports $700M in Estimate Pre-Tax Claims From Harvey, Irma and Maria
Zurich Insurance Group said it property/casualty business will deal with approximately $700 million in pre-tax losses for Q3 relating to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The number is also net of ...
Travelers CEO Schnitzer: ‘Our Disciplined Underwriting Stood Up to the Storms’
While hurricanes hammered Travelers with $700 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses, the property casualty insurer still ended its 2017 third quarter in the black. Travelers reported $293 million in ...
Another J&J Lawsuit: Patients in UK Trial Claim Hip Implants Were Defective
A Johnson & Johnson unit was accused of injuring hundreds of patients by selling "defective" hip implants, according to lawyers suing the company on the first day of a London trial. Some of DePuy ...