Litigation/Liability Trends
Ethics and Insurance Fraud
It has been reported that the federal government's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program has been victimized by fraud. This program was designed to extend unemployment insurance benefits to ...
Louisiana Inflicted With Heavy Hurricane Damage, Again
Coastal Louisianans on Saturday surveyed the damage left by the wind and water that Hurricane Delta raked across their already storm-battered homes even as it weakened quickly after coming ashore and ...
Western U.S. Wildfires Will Leave Insurers With a ‘Multi-Billion-Dollar’ Bill: Aon
Wildfires across the western United States will leave insurers with a "multi-billion-dollar" bill, Aon concluded in its September 2020 Global Catastrophe Recap. While it will likely take some time to ...
Claims Trends, Risk Exposures Face Long-Term Changes Due to Pandemic: AGCS
The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic as an economic loss events is unprecedented for companies and insurers alike and claims trends and risk exposures are likely to evolve in both the mid- and ...
Hired Hacker Group Runs Rampant in Middle East
Saudi diplomats, Sikh separatists and Indian business executives have been among those targeted by a group of hired hackers, according to research published on Wednesday by software firm BlackBerry ...
Victims of Las Vegas Mass Shooting Win $800M Settlement
A court last week approved a settlement totaling $800 million from casino company MGM Resorts International and its insurers to more than 4,400 relatives and victims of the Las Vegas Strip shooting ...
Delta Gears Up as Year’s 25th Named Storm
Energy companies on Monday began evacuating offshore oil platforms as the 25th named storm of the year formed in the Caribbean and was forecast to move into the Gulf of Mexico and threaten the Gulf ...
Pandemics Now Trump Climate Change as Top Insurance Industry Worry
Pandemics became the top concern for insurance professionals this year as the COVID-19 crisis roils the industry worldwide. Infectious diseases and pandemics were ranked as the most significant risks ...