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State High Court Slams Insurer for Forum Shopping in Opioid Case
The West Virginia Supreme Court has decided that a trial court has the authority to reach across the continent and halt an insurance carrier's litigation in California, a move that could affect other ...
Digital Appeal Waning; Insurance Claimants Heading Back to Humans
Policyholders are starting to pull back from digital channels as the COVID-19 pandemic eases and revert to in-person ways to file insurance claims, a senior executive at Zurich Insurance Group told ...
P/C Carriers’ Increased Reliance on Reinsurance Means Premium Hikes are Coming
American International Group Inc. and other insurers avoided steep losses from a spate of extreme weather this year thanks in part to the reinsurance industry. But increased reliance on those ...
Nationwide, Kinetic Team on Wearable Workplace Safety Technology
New York-based safety technology firm Kinetic has formed an underwriting partnership with Nationwide's E&S/Specialty division. Acting as program manager, Kinetic Insurance is offering workers' ...
U.S., Israel Will Partner to Fight Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Sunday it will partner with Israel to combat ransomware, with the two countries launching a joint task force to address cybersecurity. The task force will develop ...
Google Dealt Amended Antitrust Complaint From U.S. States
A group of U.S. states led by Texas have filed an amended complaint against Alphabet Inc's Google accusing the tech giant of using coercive tactics and breaking antitrust laws in its efforts to boost ...
SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Volkswagen Appeals Over Emissions Tampering Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Volkswagen AG's bid to avoid lawsuits filed by officials in three states seeking damages stemming from the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating ...
The Hartford and Neptune Flood Launch New Climate Change Initiatives
The Hartford will invest $2.5 billion over the next five years in technologies, companies and funds advancing the transition to renewable energy and addressing climate change. Neptune Flood said it ...