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How Carriers Are Pairing AI and Process Discipline to Drive Subrogation Outcomes
For decades, subrogation has been treated as an afterthought. A file closed, a claim paid and only then, sometimes months later, would a carrier's recovery team begin its work. Beyond this, ...
Unpacking a Consumer Intervenor’s Novel Idea
Homeowners insurance is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the United States. Regulations aim to protect consumers from arbitrary rates and unfair practices and ensure that insurers can ...
Aon Adds to List of Brokers Suing Howden US for Alleged Poaching, Theft
A new broker is now suing Howden US and a pair of former employees for allegations of poaching and theft of trade secrets. Last week Aon Risk Services Cos. filed suit in U.S. District Court for the ...
Fifth La Niña in Six Years to Disrupt Crops and Supply Chains
Deadly flooding in Asia and early snowstorms across the U.S. are signaling the return of a weather-roiling La Niña, a cooling of Pacific waters that can disrupt economies and trigger disasters ...
Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $40M in Latest Talc Trial
A California jury on Friday awarded $40 million to two women who said Johnson & Johnson's baby powder was to blame for their ovarian cancer. The jury in Los Angeles Superior Court awarded $18 ...Washington Faces Historic Floods That Have Washed Away Homes, Stranded Families
Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts ...
EV Collision Claims Rebound as Expiring U.S. Government Tax Incentives Drive Sales
Claims frequency for battery electric vehicles rose to 3.21 percent in the U.S., marking an all-time high and an increase of 4.2 percent year-over-year, a new report shows. New battery electric ...Forecasters Say La Niña to Fade Early Next Year
La Niña is expected to linger for another month or two before likely giving way to neutral Pacific conditions between January and March 2026, carrying a 68 percent probability, the U.S. Climate ...