Movie Producer Sues Chubb for Breaking Renewal Promise Over COVID-19 September 14, 2020 A movie production company that signed Ben Affleck to star in its latest “large-budget action thriller” accuses a Chubb insurer... Read More
Storm Threats Loom Across Atlantic From Gulf of Mexico to Africa September 11, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan While a tropical storm approaches Bermuda, the threat of more powerful systems is expanding across the Atlantic, from the Gulf... Read More
OSHA Cites Smithfield Foods For Failing to Protect Workers From Coronavirus September 11, 2020 By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, Sept 10 — The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees... Read More
Claims People: Church Mutual, Blank Rome, Freeborn & Peters, Tower MSA Partners September 11, 2020 Church Mutual Hires Claims Leader Church Mutual has appointed Becky Hudzik-Presson as chief claims officer. She will lead the entire... Read More
Auto Property Claim Volume Still Low, But Storm Damages Pushed Numbers September 11, 2020 Motorists who are hunkering down because of social distancing are continuing to file fewer collision claims, but a rash of... Read More
La Nina Is Here, Threatening Even Bigger Blazes and Storms September 10, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan The extreme weather that’s hammered California with runaway wildfires and hit Louisiana with its most powerful hurricane in 160 years... Read More
In Covid Bankruptcy Valuation Brawls, the Best Spreadsheet Wins September 10, 2020 By Jeremy Hill Pinning a dollar value on a bankrupt enterprise is hard in the best of times. During a pandemic, it’s an... Read More
Department Store Century 21 Shutting Down, Blames Insurers September 10, 2020 By Jeremy Hill Century 21 Stores, an iconic New York off-price department store chain, filed for bankruptcy with plans to shut down, becoming... Read More
Tezos Legal Settlement Gets Final OK, Ending 3-Year Court Battle September 10, 2020 By Anna Irrera and Steve Stecklow A three-year-long U.S. court battle over a cryptocurrency fundraiser, one of the largest initial coin offerings ever, has ended with... Read More
How California’s Wildfires Could Spark a Financial Crisis September 10, 2020 By Andrew Selsky and Nicholas K. Geranios Wildfires across the U.S. West are among the sparks from climate change that could ignite a U.S. financial crisis by... Read More