Litigation/Liability Trends
Allianz’s Austria Unit Investigated for Allegedly Giving Travel Clients Promises of ‘Unlimited’ Cover
An Australian unit of German insurer Allianz SE sold travel insurance that misleadingly promised unlimited emergency medical cover wherever people were even though the policies had limits on both ...
An Early Insured Property Loss Estimate From Hurricane Florence: $3B-$5B
Insured residential and commercial property losses relating to Hurricane Florence are expected to reach $3 billion to $5 billion, according to early estimates from CoreLogic. The number includes wind ...
Germany’s Manufacturers Sustain Nearly $50B in Cyber Attack Costs: Study
Two thirds of Germany's manufacturers have been hit by cyber-crime attacks, costing industry in Europe's largest economy some 43 billion euros ($50 billion), according to a survey published by ...
U.S. Agency Moves to Loosen Liability Standards for Contractors’ Labor Practices
U.S. agency that enforces federal labor laws took the first steps on Thursday towards loosening an Obama-era standard that made it easier to hold companies liable for illegal labor practices by their ...
Wells Fargo Plan to Repay Customers Pushed Into Unnecessary Auto Insurance Reportedly Rejected by Regulators
U.S. regulators have rejected Wells Fargo & Co's plan to repay customers who were pushed into unnecessary auto insurance, telling the bank it must do more to ensure it has found and compensated ...
NRA-Marketed Insurance Hit With Crackdown From California Regulators
California's insurance regulator ordered the National Rifle Association to stop marketing an insurance product without being licensed. A "Carry Guard" product was allegedly being marketed by the NRA ...
Hurricane Florence Already Triggering Business Interruption Policies
Hurricane Florence is still hundreds of miles off the U.S. East Coast, but insurers are starting to see their potential costs from one type of claim mount as companies halt operations to let ...
Opinion: Catastrophe Bonds Are a Smashing Success
Leave it to catastrophe bonds to be among the most well-functioning debt markets out there. Issuance of "cat bonds" has climbed to more than $11 billion this year, about the same as this time in ...