Claims / Legal
HSBC Arm Settles 14-Year Shareholder Lawsuit for $1.58B
HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to pay $1.58 billion to settle a 14-year-old shareholder lawsuit over allegations that executives of a U.S. subprime-lending business acquired by the bank misled investors. ...
Allstate’s May Pre-Tax Catastrophe Losses Reached $202M
Allstate said it got hit with $202 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses in May, generated from eight separate events. The cost actually reached $259 million, but favorable reserve re-estimates for ...
Zika Risk May Trigger Limited Insurance Coverage for Sporting Events
Continued Zika virus warnings may dampen summer sporting events such as the Rio de Janeiro-hosted Summer Olympics in August, as insurers weigh the risk of insuring such events in the midst of another ...
Commercial Auto Saw ‘Meaningful’ Price Hikes in Q1: Willis Towers Watson
Poor claim results continue to drive "meaningful" price increases for commercial auto, but commercial insurance as a whole barely budged during the 2016 first quarter versus last year. Willis Towers ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Beazley and Allianz
Chubb debuted new coverage targeting the U.K./Ireland middle market. Beazley unveiled an endorsement meant to help address weather-related low revenue at an event. Allianz has a new service for ...
Early June’s Bad Weather Poor Predictor For Atlantic Hurricane Season
A week into June and two tropical storms have drenched the U.S. South. Perhaps it would be a good time to stock up on duct tape, plywood and sandbags. Unfortunately, using the first few weeks to ...
Family Cites ‘Colossal Miscommunication’ in Lawsuit Over Fatal Amtrak Crash
A lawyer filing suit over a fatal Amtrak crash near Philadelphia blamed a "colossal miscommunication" for the deaths of two rail workers killed when a train traveling 106 mph struck a backhoe on the ...
May Global Disasters Could Cost Insurers at Least $7B in Claims: Aon Benfield
Global disasters led to at least $7 billion in claims during May as insurers aid the recovery process following wildfires, floods, and storms, according to Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's ...