California Fire That Killed 3 Threatens Thousands of Homes September 11, 2020 By Terence Chea and Brian Melley OROVILLE, Calif. — A Northern California wildfire threatened thousands of homes Thursday after winds whipped it into a monster that...
West Virginia Hospital Settles Whistleblower Suit For $50M September 11, 2020 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A financially strapped West Virginia hospital has agreed to pay the federal government $50 million to resolve...
Huge Fire Breaks Out at Beirut Port a Month After Explosion September 11, 2020 By Zeina Karam and Hassan Ammar BEIRUT — A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, sending up a thick column of black...
Claims People: Church Mutual, Blank Rome, Freeborn & Peters, Tower MSA Partners September 11, 2020 Church Mutual Hires Claims Leader Church Mutual has appointed Becky Hudzik-Presson as chief claims officer. She will lead the entire...
Auto Property Claim Volume Still Low, But Storm Damages Pushed Numbers September 11, 2020 Motorists who are hunkering down because of social distancing are continuing to file fewer collision claims, but a rash of...
La Nina Is Here, Threatening Even Bigger Blazes and Storms September 10, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan The extreme weather that’s hammered California with runaway wildfires and hit Louisiana with its most powerful hurricane in 160 years...
In Covid Bankruptcy Valuation Brawls, the Best Spreadsheet Wins September 10, 2020 By Jeremy Hill Pinning a dollar value on a bankrupt enterprise is hard in the best of times. During a pandemic, it’s an...
Department Store Century 21 Shutting Down, Blames Insurers September 10, 2020 By Jeremy Hill Century 21 Stores, an iconic New York off-price department store chain, filed for bankruptcy with plans to shut down, becoming...
Tezos Legal Settlement Gets Final OK, Ending 3-Year Court Battle September 10, 2020 By Anna Irrera and Steve Stecklow A three-year-long U.S. court battle over a cryptocurrency fundraiser, one of the largest initial coin offerings ever, has ended with...
Working Virtually? Swap Skyrises For Ocean Views, Says Bermuda September 10, 2020 By Don Burgess HAMILTON, Bermuda — When the coronavirus pandemic hit and office workers were asked to work remotely, Abbie Shepherd saw it...