Litigation/Liability Trends
TPAs Win ‘Bad Faith’ Ban in Iowa; Issue Remains Unsettled Elsewhere
A split decision by the Iowa Supreme Court last week resolves the issue in one state, but the question of whether third-party administrators can be held liable for the tort of bad faith remains ...
Federal Terrorism Reinsurance Program Is Keeping Market Stable: Marsh
The long-term viability of the U.S. property terrorism insurance market is back in the spotlight as Congress looks at renewing the federal reinsurance backstop, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program ...
Bankrupt California Utility Allowed to Establish a $105M Wildfire Victim Fund
PG&E Corp may set up a $105 million housing fund for victims of 2017 and 2018 wildfires in California, which set records for devastation and were blamed on the utility's equipment, the judge ...
Workers Slap McDonald’s With 25 New Sexual Harassment Claims
McDonald's Corp was accused on Tuesday in 25 new lawsuits and regulatory charges of condoning sexual harassment in the workplace and retaliating against employees who speak up. The cases announced by ...
MGM Resorts: $751M Insurance Cover Will Help Address $800M Las Vegas Shooting Settlement
Casino giant MGM Resorts told federal regulators last Thursday it might pay up to $800 million to settle liability lawsuits stemming from the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas — the deadliest in ...
Five More States Sue Purdue Over OxyContin Marketing
Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners are being sued by five more states alleging the company's aggressive marketing of the OxyContin painkiller triggered a vast addiction epidemic that has ...
Europe’s Biggest Insurers Hit With Massive Bill From Boeing Crashes
Europe's biggest insurers are on the hook for as much as $450 million from a pair of airline crashes involving Boeing Co. 737 Max planes. Munich Re reckons it could pay 150 million euros ($168 ...
Down From Heady Highs, the U.S. Cyber Insurance Market Still Grew 8 Percent in 2018
The U.S. cyber insurance market dropped from robust, double-digit growth in 2017 to a still-healthy single-digit increase in 2018, Fitch Ratings said. For 2018, direct written cyber premiums grew 8 ...