Litigation/Liability Trends
Swiss Re: 2015 Insured Economic Losses Dropped to $32 Billion
Insured losses from natural catastrophes dropped in 2015 compared to 2014. But man-made losses spiked higher, led by China's Port of Tianjin explosions in August, Swiss Re said in its preliminary ...
VW Scandal Fallout: Automaker Creates U.S. Diesel Emissions Claims Program
Volkswagen of America said it is creating an independent claims program for the owners of nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles that emit up to 40 times legally allowable emissions. The German automaker ...
Congress Tackles Cyber Security as Part of Federal Spending Bill
Companies that share data with the U.S. government for cyber security purposes will get more protection from consumer lawsuits under a measure piggybacked onto a massive federal spending bill ...
Fiat Chrysler Ordered to Pay $70M Over Auto Safety Reporting Lapses
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday it is fining Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV $70 million for failing to report vehicle crash deaths and injuries since 2003. The Italian-American ...
Some European Bond Investors Risk $1 Trillion Liability
Another year, another thing for investors in Europe to worry about. The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, part of the regulatory changes since the 2008 financial crisis, comes fully into force ...
Uber Drivers’ Lawsuit Got Significantly More Costly
Uber Technologies Inc. drivers seeking to be treated as employees won a ruling that adds tens of thousands of them to the case and may put hundreds of millions of dollars more at stake. A judge's ...
British Insurers Revamp Models After Repeat 100-Year Floods Defy Expectations
British insurers could have to pay out up to 250 million pounds ($375 million) in claims to owners of homes and businesses, industry specialists said on Monday, after the northwest of England ...
Cyber Insurance Underwriting Advances to its ‘Teen’ Years in Terms of Experience
Given the fact that the insurance industry paid out more than $400 million in highly publicized cyber liability insurance claims in 2014 alone, one might think that insurers would be shying away from ...