‘Ambiguous’ Flood Deductible May Cost Carriers That Insured New Orleans Hotel September 29, 2021 By Jim Sams The redevelopment of the historic Jung Hotel and Residences in downtown New Orleans flooded four times before renovations were complete....
Drug Distributors Strike 1st Opioid Settlement With Native American Tribe For $75M September 29, 2021 By Nate Raymond The three largest U.S. drug distributors will pay more than $75 million to resolve claims they fueled an opioid epidemic...
Billionaire Row Condo Board Sues Developers Over 1,500 Building Defects September 28, 2021 By Robert Burnson The condo board at one of New York’s tallest and toniest towers sued the building’s developers, claiming design flaws are...
Cadmium Spiked at Lead Factory, Workers Didn’t Get Help September 28, 2021 By Rebecca Woolington, Corey G. Johnson and Eli Murray TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — In June 2014, an air monitor strapped to a worker inside a Tampa lead factory picked...
Indiana Beaches Closed After Apparent US Steel Plant Spill September 28, 2021 PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Dunes National Park closed its beaches and a northwest Indiana water utility shut down an...
Strong Quake Hits Greek Island of Crete; 1 Dead, 20 Injured September 28, 2021 By Elena Becatoros and Derek Gatopoulos ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A strong, prolonged earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 5.8 struck the Greek island...
Progress Made on California Fire That Displaced Thousands September 28, 2021 REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters were gaining the upper hand Sunday on a forest fire that displaced thousands of people...
Investigators Probe Deadly Amtrak Derailment in Montana September 28, 2021 By Amy Beth Hanson, Martha Bellisle and Anita Snow JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board was at the site of an...
Claims Business: Sedgwick, True Flood Risk, Xceedance September 28, 2021 By Claims Journal staff Sedgwick Buys Managed Care Advisors Sedgwick has acquired Managed Care Advisors, a Bethesda, Maryland-based firm that provides workers’ compensation and...
Is Climate Litigation Covered by Insurance? September 28, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Federal or state court? How will attribution science impact climate litigation? The questions aren’t the only ones of interest to...