Insurers Chalking More Early Wins in COVID-19 Business-Interruption Suits October 1, 2020 By Jim Sams Insurers have succeeded in dismissing COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuits in 17 out of 23 cases heard so far, with a growing... Read More
Claims Business: CogniSure, Spruce and Agero October 1, 2020 CogniSure Launches Loss Run Analytics Tool CogniSure announced the launch of a product that uses artificial intelligence to extract loss... Read More
Boeing Plans a Quiet Comeback for 737 Max as Grounding Nears End September 30, 2020 By Julie Johnsson, Mary Schlangenstein and Alan Levin Boeing Co. is plotting a low-key comeback for the 737 Max, the grounded jetliner that has spent almost two years... Read More
Survey: In Hollywood, Few Believe Harassers Will Be Punished September 30, 2020 By Jocelyn Noveck Disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein may well spend the rest of his life in prison. But that doesn’t mean workers in... Read More
Cyberattack Hobbles Major Hospital Chain’s US Facilities September 30, 2020 By Frank Bajak and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON — A computer outage at a major hospital chain thrust healthcare facilities across the U.S. into chaos Monday, with... Read More
Claims People: Envista, Allianz, Florida Peninsula, Beazley and CaseGlide September 30, 2020 Envista Forensics Hires New President Envista Forensics, a global provider of forensic consulting services for insurance claims, has appointed Christina... Read More
Meatpackers Deny Workers Benefits For Covid-19 Deaths, Illnesses September 29, 2020 By Tom Hals and Tom Polansek Saul Sanchez died in April, one of six workers with fatal COVID-19 infections at meatpacker JBS USA’s slaughterhouse in Greeley,... Read More
Touchless Lattes and Self-Service Kiosks: Office Break Rooms Go Virus-Proof September 29, 2020 By Nivedita Balu and Siddharth Cavale Out with grimy microwaves and sticky coffee machines with worn-out buttons, in with stylus pens, QR codes, no-touch water coolers... Read More
Georgia Court Allows Lawsuit Against Sperm Bank to Proceed September 29, 2020 By Kate Brumback ATLANTA — A couple who accused a sperm bank of misrepresenting its process for screening donors and providing incorrect medical... Read More
After Refusing $30K Settlement Offer, Bad Faith Suit May Cost GEICO $2.7M September 29, 2020 By Jim Sams More than eight years after Bonnie Winslett tore up and threw away a summons that notified her she was being... Read More