Gallagher: Global Insured Natural Disaster Claims Again Dominated by Severe U.S. Storms Global insured losses from natural catastrophes in the first quarter were estimated at $20 billion, with U.S. claims accounting for... Read More
AccuWeather: Record Warm Winter Costs Businesses Billions in Losses Unseasonably warm winter weather cost businesses and event planners in the northern Plains and upper Midwest billions of dollars in... Read More
Microsoft, Beset by Hacks, Grapples With Problem Years in the Making The world’s largest seller of cybersecurity products has a problem with its own cybersecurity. In recent years, Microsoft Corp. has... Read More
Harvard Study Again Stirs the Pot on Demotech Ratings of Florida Carriers A study by researchers from Harvard and Columbia universities and at the Federal Reserve has reopened the debate about the... Read More
Justice Department Preparing Ticketmaster Antitrust Lawsuit The Justice Department may file an antitrust complaint as soon as next month aimed at forcing Live Nation Entertainment Inc.... Read More
SC High Court Strikes ‘Troubling’ Denial of Comp Claim, Says Can’t Be Based on Stats An employer cannot use an ergonomics report, showing that a work injury is statistically unlikely, to deny a workers’ compensation... Read More
California Chiropractor Sentenced to 54 Years for $150M Workers’ Comp Scheme A former chiropractor was sentenced to 54 years in state prison and ordered to pay more than $23 million in... Read More
Supreme Court Allows More Transport Workers to Bypass Arbitration and Sue Employers The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for more truck drivers and other transportation workers to file employment-related... Read More
Europe’s Wildfires in 2023 Were Among Worst This Century: Report The 2023 wildfire season in the Europe was among the worst this century, according to a European Commission report published... Read More
US Cyber Agency Says Russian Hackers Used Microsoft Access to Steal Government Emails The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Russian government-backed hackers have used their access to Microsoft’s email system to... Read More