Litigation/Liability Trends
Three Years Later, Some MF Global Creditors Getting Paid
A large group of creditors of MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s bankrupt brokerage unit will soon receive their first payout, as $518.7 million of checks start to be mailed out on Friday, the third ...
Litigation Trifecta Keeps Insurers Busy
Suits related to violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), cyber breaches and concussions remain at the top as far as litigation trends go, according to industry experts. And while ...
Drugmakers Seek Indemnity for Ebola Vaccines
Drugmakers are looking for some kind of indemnity from governments or multilateral agencies against possible losses or claims arising from the widespread emergency use of new Ebola vaccines in ...
ACE CEO Said Ebola Risk Underwriting Approach is ‘Common Sense’
ACE Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg blasted news reports about his company's stance on Ebola risks as "sensationalized." In response to an analyst's question on the issue during an earnings ...
The Cost to Insure Airplanes Against Attack Will Grow Considerably
Insurers worldwide are going to have to pay up to a record $800 million to cover the damage done by attacks on airplanes this year, driving prices up and drawing rivals into the market. The hefty ...
FBI Cautions Foreign Govt. Agents May Have Carried Out Cyber-Attacks
Cyber-attacks on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and 13 other financial companies may have been carried out by hackers from a foreign government moonlighting as criminals, a senior Federal Bureau of ...
Is Ebola Compensable Under Workers Compensation?
Beyond healthcare workers, not many employments will qualify for workers compensation protection due to Ebola. Two tests must be satisfied before an illness or disease can be considered occupational ...
Ex-AIG CEO Liddy Defends His Role as Government-Tapped Leader
Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy defended his role as the government-tapped leader of the company at the time of a 2008 bailout, saying he took the job to ...