Cal/OSHA Increases Civil Penalty Amounts for 2024 March 6, 2024 California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health recently increased penalties for certain violations, with some maximum penalties planned to rise... Read More
Cyber Threat Index Predicts Total Published CVEs to Increase by 25% in 2024 March 6, 2024 The total number of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) is expected to increase by 25% in 2024 to 34,888 vulnerabilities,... Read More
False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $2.68B in 2023, New Report Show March 6, 2024 Settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.68 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2023, according... Read More
Berkshire Unit Added to Lawsuit Over Inflated Real Estate Commissions March 6, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was added on Monday to a lawsuit accusing the National Association of Realtors... Read More
Jury Awards $72.5M to Woman Paralyzed When Struck by New York City Bus March 5, 2024 A Florida woman who says she was struck and dragged by a New York City bus and left partially paralyzed... Read More
Volkswagen Faces Pair of Lawsuits Over Claim Porsche EV Battery Sparked Ship Fire March 5, 2024 By Karin Matussek Volkswagen AG faces a pair of lawsuits in Germany over claims it was the battery in a Porsche electric vehicle... Read More
Editor's Picks Hacker Forum: UnitedHealth Paid $22M Ransom in Bid to Recover Data March 5, 2024 By Raphael Satter A post on a hacker forum popular with cybercriminals has claimed UnitedHealth Group paid $22 million in a bid to... Read More
Insurer Group, Reinsurer Call for U.S. Legal System Reforms Armed with Survey March 5, 2024 An insurer group and a reinsurer are calling for reforms to the U.S. legal system armed with a survey they... Read More
Insurance Shopping Likely to Remain Strong in 2024, Despite Seasonal Dip in Q4 2023 March 5, 2024 Personal and auto insurance shopping is likely to increase in 2024 due to several market factors, new research shows. The... Read More
War Insurers Shrug off Rubymar Sinking in Red Sea, Rates Stable March 5, 2024 By Jonathan Saul The cost of war risk insurance through the Red Sea remained stable on Monday despite the sinking of the Rubymar... Read More