Editor’s Picks for March 2024

• Underwriters’ Dilemma: Is AI a Cyber or Tech E&O Risk?
• 30 Years of UIM Coverage Rules Are Wrong, North Carolina Supreme Court Says
• 2023 Underwriting Losses Improve but Persist in U.S. P/C Industry
• 5th Circuit: Chubb Must Cover SXSW in Suit Over Cancelled 2020 Festival
• Ready or Not, 80% of P/C Insurers Aim to Use AI for Biz Decisions This Year
• US Homebuyers Expecting $10,000 Savings Face Tough Reality
• Apple, Google, Meta Probed by EU in Test of New Digital Law
• Corner Turned? Top Florida Insurers See First Profit in Seven Years, S&P Global Says
• Internet Firms Must Face Defective Product Liability Suit Over Buffalo Mass Shooting
• Indiana, West Virginia Pass New Restrictions on Third-Party Litigation Financing
• SEC Charges 2 Investment Firms, Doles Out $400,000 in Fines, for ‘AI Washing’
• Marsh: Transactional Risk Insurance ‘Remained Resilient’ in 2023
• 650,000 Residential Properties Hit by Severe Hail in Central US Storms
• JD Power: Satisfaction with Homeowners Insurance Property Claims Hits Low Amid Record Catastrophic Events
• Bankruptcy Court Approves New Jersey Diocese’s $87.5M Plan for Abuse Victims
• Suit Says OnStar, LexisNexis Shared Driving Data with Insurers, Spiking Rates
• Reckitt Unit Hit With $60 Million Verdict in Enfamil Baby Formula Case
• Apple, Investors Reach $490 Million Settlement in Fraud Case
• US Health Regulators Open Probe in UnitedHealth Cyberattack
• Bayer Weighs ‘Texas Two-Step’ Bankruptcy Filing Over Roundup
• NFIP Pays $364M on Idalia Claims. Florida Bill Requires Flood Disclosure to Buyers
• Winning Over the Policyholder: How Claims Can Help Improve Carriers’ Relationships with Insureds
• Moonlighting Cop Not Independent Contractor? NC Supreme Court Says Hold on.
• Viewpoint: UIM Coverage and The ‘Floating Layer’ Theory
• Report: Ransomware Attacks ‘More Frequent, More Sophisticated, More Effective’
• Virginia Governor Faces Decision on Bad Faith Insurance Claims Bill Opposed by Auto Insurers
• Class Action Lawsuits Pile up Over Unitedhealth Data Breach
• US Natural Gas Pipeline Accidents Pose Big, Unreported Climate Threat
• Twice as Many Personal Lines Insurers Downgraded by AM Best in 2023
• Fifth Circuit Holding Addresses Scope of BI Coverage Under Cyber Policy
• Louisiana Commissioner Temple Seeks $20M for Fortify Homes Program
• Xcel Texas Wildfire Legal Reckoning to Take Years to Play Out
• Towers Watson Again Denied Coverage for $90M Settlements Over 2016 Willis Merger
• Fidelity Investigations: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Claims Outcomes (Part 2)
• US Commercial Lines Survey Shows Aggregate Increase of 6.6% in Q4
• From Idalia to Otis: The Hurricanes That Shaped 2023 and What’s Next
• Lawsuit Filed Against Lighting Company Over Ohio Cannabis Facility Explosion
• How Pixel Tracking Influences Claims and Underwriting in the Digital Marketing Age
• Buffett’s Oregon Fire Costs Grow as He Sours on Utilities
• Addressing the Shortage of Workers’ Compensation Claims Examiners
• Hacker Forum: UnitedHealth Paid $22M Ransom in Bid to Recover Data
• Ex-Twitter Executives Sue Elon Musk for $128 Million in Severance Pay
• 25 Straight Quarters of Premium Increases for Commercial Lines, Survey Shows
• Extreme Weather, Cyber Risks Top Concerns When Insuring Farms
• 78% of Organizations Suffer Repeat Ransomware Attacks After Paying

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