UnitedHealth Sent $2B to Doctors, Hospitals After Change Hack March 18, 2024 By John Tozzi UnitedHealth Group Inc. said it advanced more than $2 billion to medical providers after a cyberattack on the company’s Change...
Insurers, Insureds Must Collaborate to Get Ahead of Social Inflation March 15, 2024 Executive Summary: Setting up mock jury trials, taking cases to trial and refraining from issuing “hammer” letters to lower-layer insurers...
Winning Over the Policyholder: How Claims Can Help Improve Carriers’ Relationships with Insureds March 15, 2024 By Larry Millburn Many years ago, as the holiday season wrapped our home in a festive embrace, a tranquil evening turned into a...
Texas Fires Have Emitted a Near-Record Amount of Carbon March 14, 2024 By Zahra Hirji Texas fires released roughly 3.4 million metric ton of carbon dioxide in January and February, according to a new analysis....
Report: Ransomware Attacks ‘More Frequent, More Sophisticated, More Effective’ March 14, 2024 By Nehemiah Balaoro Ransomware attackers are using a multitude of techniques to gain access in attacks that are becoming “more frequent, more sophisticated,...
US Natural Gas Pipeline Accidents Pose Big, Unreported Climate Threat March 13, 2024 By Nichola Groom Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch pipeline buried under a field, sending...
Cancer Clinics Face Cash Crunch After Hack Rocks US Health Care March 13, 2024 By John Tozzi, Ike Swetlitz and Riley Griffin Doctors across the US are stretching to keep their practices afloat as a debilitating cyberattack on a once little-known company...
Fifth Circuit Holding Addresses Scope of BI Coverage Under Cyber Policy March 12, 2024 By James Holbrook and Megan Zeller The Fifth Circuit added to the emerging body of case law addressing the recovery of business income losses in the...
Xcel Texas Wildfire Legal Reckoning to Take Years to Play Out March 11, 2024 By Mark Chediak and Rachel Graf Xcel Energy Inc. will likely be wrangling for years with the legal fallout from the wildfires burning through the Texas...
Fidelity Investigations: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Claims Outcomes (Part 2) March 11, 2024 By Peter Fogarty, Natalie Lewis and Stephen O'Malley Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series. The first part of the story ran on Claims Journal...