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...
Marsh Specialty: 2024 Elections to Direct Global Course for Next Decade-Plus March 14, 2024 More than 60 elections will be held worldwide in 2024, and the outcomes will likely affect international relationships, drive policy...
Texas Fires Have Emitted a Near-Record Amount of Carbon March 14, 2024 By Zahra Hirji Texas fires released roughly 3.4 million metric ton of carbon dioxide in January and February, according to a new analysis....
Moonlighting Cop Not Independent Contractor? NC Supreme Court Says Hold on. March 14, 2024 By William Rabb The North Carolina Supreme Court has temporarily put the brakes on an appeals court decision that had upset years of...