Commercial Lines
Southwest Pilots Sue Boeing Over ‘Rush’ to Sell Unsafe Max Planes
The union for Southwest Airlines Co. pilots sued Boeing Co., saying the manufacturer rushed output of the 737 Max jet to stay competitive, withholding key information about a feature that contributed ...
Arch: Dorian, Faxai Caused Up to $75M in Pre-Tax Cat Losses
Arch Capital Group Ltd. disclosed pre-tax catastrophe losses of between $65 million and $75 million for the 2019 third quarter. Damages caused by Hurricane Dorian and Typhoon Faxai are largely to ...
SCOTUS Rejects Utility’s Bid to Recover 2007 California Wildfire Payouts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Sempra Energy's San Diego Gas & Electric Co to recover $379 million from customers related to damages it was forced to pay out in ...
Verisk Must Pay $125M to EagleView in Patent Infringement Verdict
A New Jersey recently ordered insurance data services firm Verisk to pay $125 million to aerial imaging firm EagleView for lost profits linked to Verisk infringing on various EagleView patents. The ...
UK’s Johnson Beats Back Scottish Push for Further Brexit Obligations
A Scottish judge refused to put further obligations on U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, saying that his "unequivocal assurances" to seek an extension to the Brexit deadline were sufficient. "There ...
Next Insurance Pulls in $250M Financing from Partner Munich Re
InsurTech startup Next Insurance has pulled in a $250 million financing round from a single investor: Munich Re. Palo Alto-based Next said it plans to use the Series C cash infusion to scale up its ...
Enterprise Software Startup Gradient AI Raises $6M from MassMutual, Others
Gradient AI said it has raised $6 million in financing to help fuel development of its AI-based enterprise software focused on insurance underwriting and claims management. The Massachusetts-based ...
Liberty Mutual Closes Acquisition of 3 AmTrust Euro Subsidiaries
Liberty Mutual Insurance announced it has completed the acquisition of three European subsidiaries of AmTrust Financial Services: Nationale Borg, Nationale Borg Reinsurance, and AmTrust Insurance ...