Claims / Legal
Taking Back Negotiation: Why Claim Professionals Must Lead the Next Chapter
In the rapidly shifting landscape of property/casualty insurance claims, negotiation stands at the pivotal moment for improved settlement outcomes, client satisfaction, ...
New Book Proposes Four-Prong Legal Strategy to Negate Nuclear Verdicts
Leaders at one of the largest national insurance defense firms believe they have identified the causes of nuclear verdicts—and developed a comprehensive litigation strategy that negates them. A new ...
1,000-Year Texas Flood Damage Estimated at $1.1B; Little Insured: Cotality
Cotality, a property data and analytics company, estimates that Central Texas flash floods over the July 4 weekend, which claimed the lives of more than 120 people, also caused $1.1 billion in damage ...
Overexertion, Falls Top Causes of Workplace Injuries, Costs Near $60B Per Year: Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual's latest Workplace Safety Index has found that workplace accidents cost U.S. employers $58.7 billion annually, with the top 10 causes of injuries accounting for 86 percent of those ...
Allowed to Burn: Scrutiny Follows Park Service Decision in Grand Canyon
A wildfire that tore through a historic Grand Canyon lodge and raged out of control Monday had been allowed to burn for days before erupting over the weekend, raising scrutiny over the National Park ...
Viewpoint: Rising False Advertising Claims Reveal Likely Coverage Gap
The steady rise in false advertising claims against consumer-facing companies has exposed a likely insurance protection gap. The drivers of these legal actions are many and varied and include ...
Nursing Homes Struggle With Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump's attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Facilities for older adults and ...
U.S. Faces More Extreme Weather Events, but Is Our Society Living in the Past?
After deadly flooding in central Texas in 1987, some thought they'd proven they could handle Mother Nature's best punch. Then came this month's horrific flash floods, when unfathomable amounts of ...