Claims / Legal
‘Funnel of Fire’ Destroyed 100 Homes in Washington; Fires Continue
A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes as of Friday, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened ...
Atrium Underwriting Is Lead War Insurer for Malaysia Air Jet
The Malaysia Airlines jet that was shot down over the eastern Ukraine amid a Russia-backed rebel insurgency was insured by Atrium Underwriting Group Ltd. in case of war, the company confirmed in an ...
Wildfire Lawsuit Plaintiffs Get Record Settlement from Aussie Electric Co.
Survivors of one of Australia's deadliest wildfires are to be awarded nearly 500 million Australian dollars in a class-action settlement reached last Tuesday, the largest such compensation in the ...
Insured Losses From Hurricane Arthur Will Not Exceed $250M: RMS
Insured losses from Hurricane Arthur—the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. since 2012's Hurricane Sandy—will not exceed $250 million from wind and coastal flooding, according to ...
Historical Perspective: Past Attacks on Commercial Airliners
A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 298 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels in which Russia ...
Improving Claims Legal Management Effectiveness With Advanced Analytics
Claims organizations are under increasing pressure to manage the legal expense associated with claims litigation. The legal spend for the P/C insurance market remained flat at $21.3 billion from 2008 ...
Lung Experts Urge Ban on E-Cigarettes Citing Unknown Health Impacts
Experts from the world's leading lung organizations have released a position statement on electronic cigarettes, focusing on their potential adverse effects on human health and calling on governments ...
Greek Investors Sue Cyprus Over Its Solution to 2013 Financial Crisis
Cyprus faces a lawsuit from close to 100 Greek investors who accuse the country of costing both depositors and bondholders of two banks millions of dollars in the wake of its financial crisis and ...