Recent Claims Industry News

Insurers Back Government Fund for Employers, Workers Hurt by Virus Shutdowns

• Main Street Wig Shop Among New Litigants in COVID Claims Battle

• Viewpoint: What the Government Can and Should Do in Response to COVID-19

• Walmart Amps Up Its Virus Response for Workers

• Artificial Intelligence Can Help Some Businesses, But Not All

• Bayer Pays $39.5 Million to Settle Roundup False-Ad Lawsuits

Insurer Chubb Investigating a ‘Computer Security Incident’

• From Quills to Qwerty: Lloyd’s Underwriters Adapt to Home Working

• Scooter Companies Pull Out of Cities Worldwide Amid Pandemic

• Lloyd’s Faces COVID-19 Claims from Multiple Insurance Lines, Says CEO Neal

• Insurance Market Lloyd’s of London Returns to Profit, Braces For Coronavirus

• The Pandemic Has Started Weakening the World’s Weather Forecasts

New York Gym Chain Sued for Charging Fees Amid Virus Closure

• Mild Winter Reduces Springtime Flood Risk in New England

• Vital But Vulnerable, Cleaners Hold the Line Against a Virus

• Insurer’s Quick Investigation of Exotic Dancer’s Claim Costs it More Than $5.4 Million

• Fire Put Out at PBF’s Delaware City Refinery, Two Injured

• Mother Sues Hospital For Test That Led To Child Abuse Probe

Study: Little Asbestos Found After Detroit House Demolitions

• Western Iowa Community Finds Flood Recovery a Long Process

• 6th Circuit Sides With Policyholder in Depreciation for Labor Costs Dispute

• Evers Proposes Flood Bills Even Though Assembly Is Done

• Fire Sweeps Illinois Recycling Center, Forces Evacuations

Tornado Tears Through Arkansas College Town, With Six Hurt

• Louisiana Flood Victims Owed Over $300 Million Sue State

• Restaurant Asks Court to Declare Coronavirus Shutdown Covered By Insurance Policy

• Tugboat’s Collision With I-310 Bridge May Have Been 2nd Crash This Year

Criminal’s Sentence Hinges on Replacement Value of Sunken Treasure

• The Burning Problem of America’s Sugar Cane Growers

• Judge Won’t Halt Salvage of Capsized Ship on Georgia Coast

• Public Adjuster Arrested on Charges of Stealing From Hurricane Victim

• Viewpoint: Alvarez Defense May Stem Use of Exaggerated Estimates

• Florida Theme Parks Keep Eye on Virus as Spring Break Nears

PG&E Won’t Make Victims of Deadly Fire Pay Its Criminal Fine

• Trade Group Seeks Time-Out for Labor Violation Lawsuits in California

• PG&E Fire Victims Warn Market Turmoil Endangers Their Settlement

• Utah Residents Still Reporting Damage Days After Earthquake

• Honolulu Building Owners Locked in Tense Renovation Dispute

• PG&E to Plead Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for Fire