Study Looking at NHTSA Data Shows Fentanyl is Road-Safety Problem on the Rise March 18, 2024 A new study shows fentanyl is potentially becoming a road-safety problem. The study, from researchers at Jerry, a car insurance...
Massachusetts Couple Charged With $627K in Workers’ Compensation Fraud and More March 18, 2024 A Hopkinton, Massachusetts couple has been arrested and charged in connection with separate schemes to defraud their workers’ compensation insurance...
US Health Regulators Open Probe in UnitedHealth Cyberattack March 15, 2024 By John Tozzi and Riley Griffin US health authorities are investigating whether the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s Change Healthcare unit involved a breach of personal...
Meta Loses Second Bid to Thwart FTC’s Revisions to Privacy Pact March 15, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Sabrina Willmer Meta Platforms Inc.’s lost its second court ruling this week seeking to stop the Federal Trade Commission’s reopening a 2020...
Survey: 78M Americans Damaged Their Smartphones in the Last Year March 15, 2024 The amount of money spent on cellphone screen repairs surged to $8.3 billion in 2023, nearly tripling the amount spent...
Bayer Weighs ‘Texas Two-Step’ Bankruptcy Filing Over Roundup March 15, 2024 By Jef Feeley, Tim Loh and Crystal Tse Bayer AG is weighing whether to use a controversial legal maneuver known as the Texas Two-Step bankruptcy to try to...
Viewpoint: The Imperative of Long-Term NFIP Reform March 15, 2024 By Chris Brown In the wake of a record-shattering $28 billion-dollar extreme weather and natural disaster season in 2023, the U.S. finds itself...
NFIP Pays $364M on Idalia Claims. Florida Bill Requires Flood Disclosure to Buyers March 15, 2024 The National Flood Insurance Program has paid out $364 million on flood claims from Hurricane Idalia, the storm that swamped...
Insurers, Insureds Must Collaborate to Get Ahead of Social Inflation March 15, 2024 Executive Summary: Setting up mock jury trials, taking cases to trial and refraining from issuing “hammer” letters to lower-layer insurers...
Winning Over the Policyholder: How Claims Can Help Improve Carriers’ Relationships with Insureds March 15, 2024 By Larry Millburn Many years ago, as the holiday season wrapped our home in a festive embrace, a tranquil evening turned into a...