Editor's Picks Feds Tell Banks to Be on Alert for Payroll, Work Comp Premium Fraud Schemes September 13, 2023 By Jim Sams A US Treasury Department unit that investigates financial crimes has directed banks to send alerts when they come across suspicious... Read More
Hyundai, Kia Urge US Court to Reject Cities TikTok-Inspired Theft Lawsuits September 12, 2023 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON –– Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp. on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to reject lawsuits filed by... Read More
Mo. Jury Awards $745M in Death of Woman Struck by Driver who Used Inhalants September 12, 2023 CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri jury has awarded $745 million to the parents of a young woman killed on... Read More
Southeast News Georgia Counties Are Declared Eligible for Federal Disaster Aid After Hurricane Idalia September 12, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — An additional 25 counties in Georgia are now eligible for federal funding to help with cleanup after... Read More
Midwest News Explosion, Fire at Archer Daniels Midland Facility in Illinois Injures 8 Employees September 12, 2023 DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — An explosion and fire at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured eight employees and... Read More
International News Libyan Prime Minister: 2,000 People Believed Dead in Flooding September 12, 2023 By Samy Magdy CAIRO (AP) — At least 27 people were reported dead Monday in flooding in eastern Libya, but one of the... Read More
International News Dozens of Remote Moroccan Villages Struggle in Aftermath of Devastating Earthquake September 12, 2023 By Sam Metz and Mosa'ab Elshamy TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco (AP) — The toll of the massive earthquake that devastated Morocco could be seen Monday in dozens of... Read More
Viewpoint: Recovery of In-House Repair Costs and Loss of Use September 12, 2023 By Ashton T. Kirsch One of the most heavily contested types of subrogation cases we encounter involves recovery of the reasonable cost of repairs... Read More
Texas / South Central News Climate Change Is Causing an Insurance Crisis in Louisiana September 12, 2023 By Leslie Kaufman A little over a year ago, Peter Gardner, a Louisiana developer, completed rehabbing an apartment building with 144 units and... Read More
Insurance Industry Should Expect $100 Billion in Catastrophe Losses Every Year: Verisk September 11, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Total global insured losses from natural catastrophes of more than $100 billion a year may be less newsworthy than in... Read More