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How Electric Vehicle Weights, Stopping Distances Impact Auto Claims
Consumers in the U.S. are rapidly adapting to electric vehicles, a shift away from the internal combustion engine that may change auto insurance claim characteristics. CCC Intelligent Solutions said ...
Insurers Wrangle Over Amber Heard Defamation Costs
A little over a month after a jury found that actress Amber Heard had defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp, one insurer of Heard is asking a court to rule it has no obligation to indemnify her. New York ...
2021 Was Record Year For Insurance Cases: Report
With hurricane-related cases making up more than one-quarter of all insurance cases filed in federal district court last year, overall case counts neared 14,800. The number was 14,793, according to a ...
More Atlantic Hurricanes Coming: Blame Lingering La Nina
La Nina will probably stick around for at least several more months, potentially leading to more hurricanes and tropical storms across the Atlantic during the heart of the season. There's now a 62 ...
Delaware Judge Dismisses Public Nuisance Suit Against Monsanto Over PCBs
A Delaware Superior Court judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state's Democratic attorney general against agricultural giant Monsanto Co. over environmental damage from now-banned toxic ...
How They Rank: Are High-Emitting Nations Liable for Climate Harms?
Scientists, officials and activists have long called out the inequity in national histories on greenhouse gas emissions with rich nations benefiting and poor ones hurting from global warming, and now ...
‘BazarCall’ Phishing Email Diverts Victims to Call Center: CFC
CFC, a specialist provider in the cyber insurance market, delivered a warning about an emerging method of ransomware attack targeting small businesses. According to CFC's in-house cyber threat ...
Travelers Seeks to Rescind Cyber Policy; Insured Lied About MFA Use
In what may be one of the first court filings of its kind, insurer Travelers is asking a district court for a ruling to rescind a policy because the insured allegedly misrepresented its use of ...