Midwest News Illinois Supreme: Medical Providers May Not Attach Injured Workers’ Awards in Bankruptcy Court February 8, 2021 Medical providers cannot use bankruptcy court to collect unpaid bills owed by bankrupt injured workers, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled... Read More
International News How a Dated Cyber-Attack Brought a Stock Exchange to its Knees February 5, 2021 The website of the New Zealand Stock Exchange slowed to a crawl on a Tuesday afternoon in August. It was... Read More
International News Vale to Pay $7 Billion for One of Worst Ever Mine Disasters February 5, 2021 Vale SA reached a settlement agreement with Brazilian authorities for a dam collapse that killed 270 people and led to... Read More
Thought Leadership Cotality Has Conquered the Last Manual Claims Frontier Presented by Cotality Over the past decade, property insurance carriers and restoration contractors have poured immense resources into automating workflows for operational efficiency....
U.S. Senators Propose Limiting Liability Shield for Social Media Platforms February 5, 2021 WASHINGTON — Three Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies... Read More
Walmart Lawsuit Against U.S. Over Opioids Is Dismissed February 5, 2021 A federal judge has dismissed Walmart Inc’s lawsuit seeking to preemptively block the U.S. government from blaming the world’s largest... Read More
International News Irish Pubs Win Test Case Over Lockdown Insurance Claims February 5, 2021 DUBLIN — Ireland’s High Court ruled on Friday that four pubs insured by FBD were entitled to be indemnified for... Read More
Lawmakers in Mo., Ala. Advance COVID-19 Liability Protection Bills February 5, 2021 State senators in Missouri and Alabama advanced bills that would shield businesses and health care providers from lawsuits over alleged... Read More
Midwest News Michigan Task Force Set to Make Dam Safety Recommendations February 5, 2021 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group responsible for offering new safety measures after two Michigan dams failed last summer destroying... Read More
West News Alaska Supermarket Damaged by Rockslide to Close Permanently February 5, 2021 KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The owners of an Alaska supermarket that was severely damaged by a rockslide plan to permanently... Read More
As Criminals Innovate, ATM Thefts Becoming a Growing Source of Insurer Loss February 5, 2021 Convicted bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked why he robbed banks, famously said, “because that’s where the money is.” In... Read More