Claims & Reserving
NOAA Forecast: Up to 6 Hurricanes This Season on Atlantic Coast
The government's weather center is forecasting that this year's Atlantic hurricane season that begins June 1 will be an active one, perhaps even extremely active, during its six months. Experts at ...
Insurers Oppose Pittsburgh Corning Bankruptcy Exit Plan
Insurers fighting Pittsburgh Corning Corp.'s reorganization have asked a judge to rescind her initial approval of the building-supply company's plan to exit bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith ...
U.S. Needs Stronger Action Against Trade Secret Theft by China: Commission
Theft of trade secrets, chiefly by China, costs the U.S. economy $300 billion a year and must be fought with sanctions as tough as those used against terrorism and drug trafficking, an advisory panel ...
AIG Sues Convicted U. of Virginia Killer Huguely Over Insurance Probe
George W. Huguely V, the ex-University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of murdering his sometime girlfriend in May 2010, was sued by American International Group Inc. over his refusal to ...
Third-Party Litigation Funding Appears On Rise But Who Really Knows?
While third-party litigation funding has just started to grab headlines in the United States, the funding method has been used in Europe for some time. People in the United States didn't see a need ...
Oklahoma Tornado Damage Likely to Exceed Joplin
The damage from Monday's tornado in a suburb of Oklahoma City is likely to exceed that caused by the 2011 twister in Joplin, Missouri, that killed 161 people, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John ...
Wage and Hour Claims Among Top Threats to U.S. Employers
Federal wage and hour lawsuits have reached a surprise record high, according to a report by law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Cases filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in have continued to ...