Litigation/Liability Trends
With the Delta Variant, Employees Are Wary About Returning to the Office
The COVID-19 Delta variant has damaged employee confidence in returning to the office. Approximately 42 percent of workers as of Labor Day weekend said they were worried about returning to the office ...
Climate Change Could Force 200 Million People to Abandon Their Homes by 2050
Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next three decades and create migration hotspots unless urgent action is taken to reduce global emissions and bridge ...
The Hartford Agrees to $787M Settlement for Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Claims
The Hartford announced a new agreement in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy in which it will pay $787 million for sexual abuse claims under policies mostly issued in the 1970s. The new ...
Allianz Fund Managers Under U.S. DOJ Investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into German insurer Allianz is looking at possible misconduct by fund managers and misrepresentation of risk to investors, three people with ...
Cognizant Expects Carriers to Foot Bill for $95M Bribery Lawsuit Settlement
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has reached a $95 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit accusing the information technology services company of defrauding shareholders by concealing bribes to ...
COVID-19 Claims Are Placing ‘Considerable Burden’ on Global Reinsurers
Global life and non-life insurance and reinsurance COVID-19 claims are approaching $50 billion, which has had a significant burden on reinsurers, according to Mike Van Slooten, head of Business ...
Forced Return to Workplace Could Lead to Lawsuits: Risk Alerts
Many employees are being forced to return to the workplace despite requesting accommodations for mental health issues such as anxiety, stress, depression, agoraphobia or PTSD. This has led to a spike ...
Boeing Shareholders Allowed to Sue Company Over Two Fatal 737 MAX Crashes
A Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday that Boeing's board of directors must face a lawsuit from shareholders over two fatal 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people in less than six months. Vice Chancellor ...