Articles by Jim Sams

Cities and counties across the country may have handed plaintiff’s attorneys an argument to use in lawsuits against insurers that... Read More

An executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week is the most aggressive yet among the directives issued by... Read More

A gas leak at an LG Chem Ltd. polymer plant in southern India has killed at least 11 people and... Read More

An insurer that failed to pay a claim within 60 days cannot be considered the prevailing party even if a... Read More

If the novel COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control soon, the disease’s impact on the insurance industry as a whole... Read More

A Columbus, Ohio auto body shop, for the third time, has lost an attempt to pocket money paid to it... Read More

As businesses begin to reopen after weeks-long closures to slow the spread of coronavirus, claims management companies have adjusted their... Read More

NORFOLK, Va. — For many people, travel insurance has been little more than a box that pops up on a... Read More

A federal appellate court on Tuesday overturned a jury’s award of $64 million against Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. for allegedly... Read More

If only 10 percent of health care workers contract COVID-19 and all of their claims are deemed compensable, workers’ compensation... Read More