National News
Liability Claims Against Nurses Cost $20K Even When Insurer Wins
Liability claims that involve nurses cost an average of $210,513 if a large indemnity payment is made, but even claims that are dropped, defeated or dismissed end up costing...
Extreme Wildfires Turn Smoke Apps Into the New Weather Apps
Tropical Storm Beta Floods Houston, Dumps Rain on Gulf Coast
Claims Business: Davies, Verisk, Insurity and CIRMA
U.S. Labor Dept. Could Make It Easier to Treat Workers as Independent Contractors
AIR Worldwide and KCC Project Hurricane Sally Insured Losses From $1 to $3 Billion
International News
Russia Says ‘We’re Confident,’ Will Share Legal Risks of COVID-19 Vaccine
MOSCOW/BRASILIA -- Russia is so confident in its COVID-19 vaccine that it will shoulder some of the legal liability should anything go wrong, rather than requiring buyers to...
Fierce, Frequent, Climate-Fueled Wildfires May Decimate Forests Worldwide
At Least 10 Dead in Residential Building Collapse in India
Air Taxi Firm Volocopter Teams Up With Schenker to Deploy Heavy-Lift Drones
Sri Lanka Names Captain of Oil Tanker a Suspect In Fire
UK Firms Hail Victory in Battle Over Covid Insurance Claims
East News
N.J. Judge Clears Path for COVID-19 Business-Interruption Suit
A second judge has ruled that a policyholder's COVID-19 business-interruption claim should proceed, marking an uncommon procedural win for business owners who have seen similar...
Maine Blueberry Industry Reels From Drought, Frost, Virus
Start Of School in Hartford Delayed by Ransomware Attack
Competitor’s Lawsuit Accuses Ocean Casino of Poaching Execs, Trade Secrets
NTSB: Limo Owner Evaded Safety Rules Before Fatal Crash
Exotic Dancer Involved in 2010 Crash Gets $8.6M From Insurer
Midwest News
South Dakota’s Top Attorney Says Found Body Day After Crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said in a statement late Monday that he realized he had struck and killed a man walking along a rural stretch...
Texas / South Central News
Slow-Moving Storm Beta Set to Drench Texas, Louisiana Coasts
Beta, a slow-moving tropical storm, will bring flooding rains to Texas and Louisiana as well as raking offshore energy fields with high winds, but may not reach hurricane...
5th Circuit Reasserts That Bad Faith Not Necessary to Win Interest Penalty Against Texas Insurers
More Than 20 Workers Hurt in Crane Accident In Austin, Texas
Hurricane Laura Evacuees Now Facing Threats Of Eviction
Sasol’s Lake Charles Plant Remains Shut Following Hurricane Laura
In Aftermath of Hurricane Laura, Residents Worry About Help
Southeast News
Hurricane Sally Reaches Gulf Coast With Flash-Flood Threat
Hurricane Sally made landfall in U.S. Gulf Coast, where it could inflict as much as $5 billion in damage and losses across Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle from...
West News
Desert Communities Told to Evacuate as Winds Stoke Flames
JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. -- Strong winds stoked a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue new evacuation orders...