Southeast News Fla. Appellate Court Finds State Farm Can Use Medicare Rules to Reduce Payment in PIP Claim State Farm was within its rights when it reduced payments in a personal injury protection claim to a medical provider... Read More
Texas / South Central News Texas Supreme Ct. Holds Declaratory Action Appropriate for Underinsured Motorist Claim A policyholder may file a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment to recover from their auto insurer if their damages exceed... Read More
Midwest News Illinois Supreme Court: Insurer Must Defend Tanning Salon from Biometric Privacy Lawsuit An insurer must defend a tanning salon from a class-action lawsuit that accuses it of violating Illinois’ unique biometric privacy... Read More
Midwest News No Immunity for Drunken Patron’s Fall Down Stairs, Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Under Wisconsin law, a property owner owes no duty of care to a trespasser. If someone enters a home or... Read More
News Mob Con Artist in Prison, But No Insurance Payout for Jewelry Store Jennifer Lopez probably would have looked great in the five pieces that Crown Jewels Estate Jewelry loaned to a purported... Read More
News Fitch Says Sharp Drop in Claims Frequency Helped Commercial Auto Break Even, Almost A sharp decline in claim frequency helped the commercial auto line achieve its best underwriting performance in a decade last... Read More
News Cloudy D&O Policy Language May Force Insurer to Pay for Defense of Investor Suit Because of “ambiguous” policy language in a complicated insurance contract, a directors and officers insurer may be liable for more... Read More
News NCCI: Workers’ Comp Line Thrives Despite COVID-19 The workers’ compensation line powered through the COVID-19 pandemic last year, generating an average profit of 24% while carriers built... Read More
News Major US Pipeline Halts Operations After Ransomware Attack WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is working with the Georgia-based company that shut down a major pipeline transporting fuel... Read More
West News California County Hopes Artificial Intelligence Can Mitigate Wildfire Risk At this time of year, periodic rain showers on the north coast of California give way to months of daily... Read More