Litigation/Liability Trends
Sexual-Harassment Whistle-Blower Sues Lloyd’s Insurer Tokio Marine Kiln
A senior lawyer who blew the whistle on alleged sexual harassment and bullying at a top Lloyd's of London insurance company is suing his employer for what he called a campaign of harassment, racial ...
California Utility Offers $13.5B in Compensation for Wildfire Victims; Shares Surge
Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. is trying to offer $13.5 billion in compensation to the victims of wildfires sparked by its power lines as part of a restructuring plan, according to people with ...
State of Core Solutions Transition: Which Tech Priorities Are Being Carried Out?
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You have two watches. Your first watch is analog. It has dials, gears, crystals and movements. It is a machine...
Typhoon Hagibis Could Be One of 2019’s Costliest Catastrophe Events: Aon
Typhoon Hagibis is likely to become one of 2019's costliest events, with economic costs of more than $10 billion and insured losses minimally in the billions, according to Aon's monthly catastrophe ...
Former AIG Executive Wins Legal Bid for $9 Million Crisis-Era Bonus
A former American International Group Inc. senior trader won his bid for 8.3 million euros ($9.2 million) in bonuses in a dispute at France's highest court that dates back to the financial crisis a ...
California Utility on the Hotseat Over Cable That Failed Before Massive Wildfire
A federal judge overseeing the probation of utility giant PG&E Corp. is demanding information on a power line that failed minutes before a massive wildfire broke out last month in Northern ...
Appeals Court Skeptical About Microsoft Women’s Claims of Unequal Pay
Women engineers who claim Microsoft Corp. discriminates against them for pay and promotions faced tough questions from a federal appeals court weighing whether their ground-breaking lawsuit should ...
Radio Network, Other Spanish Companies Struck by Cyber Attack
A cyber attack has hit Spanish companies including Cadena SER radio, Spain's National Security Department said on Monday. The virus affected Cadena Ser's local broadcasts, although national output ...
Facebook Sued Over Allegations of Age and Gender Bias in Financial Services Ads
Facebook Inc was sued on Thursday in a proposed class action accusing it of discriminating against older and female users by withholding advertising for financial services such as bank accounts, ...