Claims & Reserving
Delaware Bans ‘Loser Pays’ Fee Shifting in Class Actions
Delaware's governor has signed into law a ban on companies adopting rules that could force investors who bring and lose certain lawsuits to pay the company's legal costs, disappointing business ...
Expert Calls For Wider Use of Blast Modeling For Possible Terrorist Attacks
While catastrophic event models focus mainly on weather-related events, the world also has to cope with catastrophic terrorist acts, particularly those caused by explosive devices placed in areas ...
Liberty Mutual Launches Telematics Option For Home Smoke Alarms
Liberty Mutual Insurance hopes to advance the use of telematics in the home, with promises of extra discounts to customers who use a high-tech smoke and carbon monoxide alarm and agree to share the ...
XL Catlin Expands Cyber Breach Service Partnerships
XL Catlin has become the latest entity in the property/casualty industry to beef up its cyber breach services in an effort to respond to customer need and demand. The insurer said it has added a ...
Insurers Irked With Supreme Court’s Decision to Back Disparate Impact Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court said people who file housing-discrimination suits don't have to show they were victims of intentional bias, in a blow to lenders and insurers and a surprise legal victory for ...
Toyota Supplier: Autonomous Car Tech 15 Years From Full Launch
The technology to make cars fully autonomous probably won't be established until at least 2030, according to the top supplier for the world's biggest automaker. The auto industry will take ...
Ford Pledges to Accelerate Self-Driving Car Development
Ford Motor Co is joining other global automakers in stepping up efforts to roll out self-driving cars, company executives said on Tuesday. The U.S. automaker will expand advanced safety technology, ...
Crop Insurance Payments For U.S. Plains Flooding Lower Than in Drought
Farmers are reaping higher yields and ranchers' feed costs have fallen sharply since flooding swept across the southern U.S. Plains in May, with the record rains providing tangible benefits to ...