12 Los Angeles Firefighters Recovering After Explosion May 19, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio and Frank Baker LOS ANGELES — Eight firefighters remained hospitalized Sunday after being hurt in an explosion at a hash oil manufacturer in...
More States Push COVID-19 Claims to Work Comp; Potential Cost Anyone’s Guess May 19, 2020 By Jim Sams Regulators and lawmakers in more states are demanding that workers who claim they were sickened by COVID-19 get a fair...
Pandemic Stands to Complicate Potentially Bad Fire Season May 18, 2020 By Jonathan Romeo DURANGO, Colo. — As if Southwest Colorado’s extreme drought wasn’t enough to raise concerns about a potentially destructive wildfire season,...
Nevada Highway Damaged by Largest Area Quake in 65 Years May 18, 2020 LAS VEGAS — The cracked main highway between Las Vegas and Reno reopened Friday, 10 hours after a predawn magnitude...
PG&E Judge Rejects Bid to Throw Out Victims’ Bankruptcy Vote May 18, 2020 By Steven Church and Mark Chediak The judge overseeing PG&E Corp.’s bankruptcy rejected an effort by dissident fire victims to upend voting on the California utility’s...
Purell’s Claim to Combat Disease Spurs Demand — and Lawsuits May 18, 2020 By Bob Van Voris and Gerald Porter Jr. Everyone’s favorite hand sanitizer may have to stand trial for claiming it can stop you from getting sick. A trio...
Talc Miner Imerys Strikes Deal to Resolve 14,000 Cancer Lawsuits May 18, 2020 By Jef Feeley Imerys SA, which mines talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s iconic Baby Powder and other products, agreed to turn over...
A.M. Best: Global Insurance Market Is Well Capitalized in the Face of COVID-19 May 18, 2020 Global insurers are well capitalized to absorb the hit from rising claims and costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic, ratings...
Viewpoint: Pa. Supreme Court Hands Insurers ‘Small Victory’ on COVID-19 Litigation May 18, 2020 By Goldberg Segalla Key Takeaways The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to exercise jurisdiction over all COVID-19 insurance coverage litigation. The decision relates to...
Zesty.ai Refines Fire Risk Model by Adding IBHS Data on Building Materials May 18, 2020 By Jim Sams Zesty.ai, a California insurtech start-up, is hoping to fine-tune fire-risk scores that sometimes can make it challenging for homeowners to...