Severity, not frequency, is driving the rise in claims costs today. While the number of claims has generally declined, the average cost per claim has soared. From 1994 to 2008, claim frequency declined and lawsuits tracked that trend, falling from …
Lake Tahoe has long been a refuge for Silicon Valley’s tech elite, from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison. Now the artificial intelligence boom behind much of that wealth is straining the region’s power market, pushing up costs for residents in …
Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the Wall Street bank of defrauding shareholders about its work for 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund that became embroiled in a corruption scandal. The …
Waymo has temporarily halted service in Atlanta over concerns that its robotaxis may attempt to drive on flooded roads, the latest setback over an issue that recently led the company to recall thousands of vehicles. It’s the second city where …
A U.S. jury found Takeda Pharmaceutical liable for causing about $885 million in damages by delaying a generic version of its constipation drug Amitiza through an anticompetitive scheme. Jurors in federal court in Boston, following a five-week trial, sided with …
The JPMorgan Chase & Co. banker named in a graphic sexual harassment suit that went viral last month hit back at her accuser with a defamation counterclaim, calling his allegations “entirely false” and “malicious.” Lorna Hajdini on Tuesday night countersued …
Stellantis plans to launch a new small, low-cost category of fully electric vehicles in an effort to revive Europe’s shrinking entry-level car segment and ailing manufacturing sector. The Fiat, Opel and Citroen owner said production of the affordable, compact and …
“Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Know who said that? Anyone? Anyone? Technology and artificial intelligence are coming at claims and insurance professionals at an increasingly rapid pace. …
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation and Fairplay, two advocacy groups focused on child safety, are asking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Roblox Corp.’s game mechanics, which they claim coerce kids into spending unreasonable amounts of money on …
A U.S. safety investigator said United Parcel Service Inc. decided not to take action after 2008 and 2011 service letters from Boeing Co. flagged cracking in a key structural component in the type of plane that crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, …