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Hacking Group Claims It Stole Client Data From Christie’s

May 29 2024 // After a cyberattack on Christie’s auction house earlier this month, a hacker group called RansomHub claimed responsibility.In a post on the dark web Monday, RansomHub said that it had gained access to the personal...

Mars Loses Appeal to Undo Dismissal of COVID-19 Business Loss Claims

May 28 2024 // Petcare, food and candy company Mars Inc. has lost its bid to revive its claims against Factory Mutual Insurance Co. for business interruption losses it incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.The Fourth Circuit Court of...

Report Claims ‘Utter Chaos’ Including Drunk Deputies During Search for Maine Gunman

May 27 2024 // The search for the gunman behind last October’s mass shooting in Maine was marked by “utter chaos,” including one group of deputies who had been drinking nearly crashing their armored vehicle and others...

TWIA Prepares Biennial Report for Texas Legislature; Assoc. Sees Limited Claims From Houston Storm

May 22 2024 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board’s Legislative & External Affairs Committee met on May 21 to plan the association’s Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature.TWIA submits a biennial report to...

Viewpoint: How Liberty Specialty Markets Uses Tech for Claims Risk Management

May 22 2024 // Once perceived as intricate, time-consuming, and on occasion, frustrating, insurance claims processing has undergone a substantial transformation with the integration of new technological solutions. From artificial...

Judge Rejects Former Delaware Trooper’s Discrimination Claims Against State Police

May 21 2024 // A federal judge ruled last Friday in favor of the Delaware State Police in a lawsuit filed by a former trooper who said she was subjected to years of discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation as she rose through...

Couple Staged Half Million Dollar Fraud Against Theater Nonprofit, Insurer Claims

May 21 2024 // Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. is suing a Connecticut couple the insurer alleges defrauded its insured, a Florida theater nonprofit, by using the organization’s checking and credit card accounts for more than a...

AI Voiceover Company Stole Voices of Actors, New York Lawsuit Claims

May 20 2024 // Two voice actors sued artificial-intelligence startup Lovo in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, accusing the company of illegally copying their voices and using them without permission in its AI voiceover...

Report: Cybercrime ‘A Thriving Business’ as US Claims Frequency Rises

May 20 2024 // Cyber claims frequency in the United States rose 13% last year, a new report shows.According to the 2024 Cyber Claims Report published by Coalition, an insurer focused on digital risks, cybercrime is “a thriving...

The Problem(s) With Hail Claims, Part 1: A Cautionary Tale for Insureds and Insurers

May 20 2024 // Last year while I was out of town, a roofing company showed up at my home and told my wife there had been a hailstorm recently, so they were visiting impacted neighborhoods and providing free inspection services. She let...

Florida OIR Fines Heritage P&C $1M for Ian Claims Issues

May 13 2024 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in recent weeks has fined five property and casualty insurers, including Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co., which was hit with a $1 million penalty for failing to...

Google Trial Wraps Up as Judge Weighs Landmark US Antitrust Claims

May 6 2024 // Google and the U.S. Justice Department wrapped up closing arguments on Friday over claims that the Alphabet unit has unlawfully dominated web search and related advertising, in a case the government contends could shape...

Class Action Settlements Flooded With Fraudulent Claims by Scammers

May 3 2024 // Artsana, a maker of child car booster seats, last year agreed to settle claims that it had misled customers about how to use its products, offering $50 to people who had bought Chicco-brand seats.The company, which did not...

Lloyd’s Insurers Don’t Expect Large Claims From Baltimore Bridge Collapse

May 2 2024 // Lloyd’s of London insurers Hiscox and Lancashire do not expect large insurance claims from the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March that caused widespread disruption, they said on...

People Moves: Canopius Hires CUO and CFO in Bermuda From Validus and AXA XL; MS Amlin Taps HDI’s Healy as Head of Property & Crisis Management Claims

May 2 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at global specialty re/insurers Canopius and MS Amlin.A summary of these new hires follows here. Canopius Hires CUO and CFO in Bermuda From Validus and AXA...

Growing Progressive Set to Hire 10,000+ in Claims, IT, Other Roles

Apr 30 2024 // Progressive Insurance isn’t just growing the number of policies it writes but aims to hire thousands to support several years of year-over-year growth, according to a media statement published in late...

Report: Cybercrime ‘A Thriving Business’ as US Claims Frequency Rises

Apr 26 2024 // Cyber claims frequency in the U.S. rose 13% last year, a new report shows.According to Coalition’s 2024 Cyber Claims Report, released this week, cybercrime is “a thriving business that adversely impacts”...

Jury Rejects Sex Abuse Claims Against Virginia School System by Former Student

Apr 26 2024 // A jury on Wednesday rejected a woman’s lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars from Virginia’s largest school system over allegations that she was raped multiple times as a middle schooler.The woman, who...

4,800 Claims Handled by Unlicensed Adjusters in Florida After Irma, Lawsuit Says

Apr 25 2024 // Two south Florida lawsuits against property insurers argue that two major carriers employed a business strategy of hiring inexperienced or even unlicensed claims adjusters after storms, practices that have led to...

Chubb Wins Latest Battle With New York Diocese in Bid to Avoid Sex Abuse Claims

Apr 24 2024 // A New York state appeals court has reinstated Chubb insurance companies’ bid for judgments declaring that they are not obligated to cover thousands of sex abuse lawsuits brought against the Archdiocese of New York...