Litigation/Liability Trends
Cyber Attack Risks Rise With Coronavirus Pandemic
As U.S. employers ask employees to work from home to avoid exposure to coronavirus, they may be exposing themselves to another kind of risk: cyber attacks. Aon on Friday issued an advisory cautioning ...
Coronavirus Crisis Hits Insurers With Double Whammy
Having initially brushed off the potential impact from coronavirus-linked claims, global insurers are waking up to the prospect of a double whammy — a sharp rise in payouts at a time of big ...
Insurers Could Be Unknowingly Subsidizing Marijuana Grow Houses
While California has a $1.4 billion legal marijuana market, a black market of perhaps equal size is thriving. Some enterprising growers are working on ways to get home insurers to cover their capital ...
Two Former Grand Princess Passengers Sue Owners, Alleging Profits Over Safety
A Florida couple who was aboard the coronavirus-hit Grand Princess ocean liner has sued the ship's owner for more than $1 million, claiming the company put profits over safety and did not have proper ...
Aon Alleges Fraud Over $300 Million Brazilian Acquisition Deal
British insurance broker Aon Plc has accused the founder of Brazilian health and benefits insurance broker Admix of defrauding it when it acquired the company four years ago in a 1.35 billion reais ...
Investor Sues Bayer, Alleging ‘Disastrous’ Monsanto Acquisition
A Bayer AG investor sued the board and other top company officials, claiming the "disastrous" 2018 acquisition of Monsanto Co. eroded the company's share value by saddling it with potentially ...
New York Residents Can Buy Travel Insurance With Coronavirus Protections
Travel insurers and travel agents will offer New York residents and businesses the ability to buy coverage that would allow them to cancel a trip for any reason, including those related to ...
Baby Monitors, Wireless Cameras Vulnerable to Cyber Hacking
Baby monitors and wireless cameras risk being hacked by cyber criminals unless people take security measures to protect themselves, British security experts warned on Tuesday. Internet-connected ...