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25 03, 2022

Sick Montana Workers Allege Insurer Delaying Medical Payments

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Attorneys for Montana mine workers sickened and killed by toxic asbestos exposure filed a lawsuit against Zurich American Insurance this week for allegedly stalling legal settlements and medical payments after transferring the workers’ claims to investors who can profit off …

25 03, 2022

Russian Agents Charged with Targeting U.S. Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery

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U.S. and British officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure, including an American nuclear plant and a Saudi oil refinery. The announcement was paired with the unsealing of criminal charges …

25 03, 2022

Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Cyberattacks, and War Exclusions in P/C Policies

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine may result in cyberattacks causing widespread and severe losses, in those nations and beyond. Even before the current invasion, some Russian cyberattacks aimed at Ukraine spread to other nations. The most prominent of these was …

25 03, 2022

Hearing on Florida Citizens’ Near-Max Rate Increases Set for March 31

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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a hearing on Thursday, March 31, to examine a request by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for a near-maximum rate increase for most of its policies. Citizens, limited by its statutory “glidepath” to …

25 03, 2022

Assurex Global Adds Texas-Based Watkins Insurance Group As Partner

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Assurex Global announced that Austin, Texas-based Watkins Insurance Group has joined the firm. Assurex Global now consists of 97 independent agencies. Watkins Insurance Group was founded in 1949 as R.B. Lewis Agency. In 1965, the agency became Lewis-Watkins-Farmer Agency, with …

25 03, 2022

U. of Michigan to Settle Students’ Sex-Abuse Lawsuit

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The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct. As part of the deal, which was filed in federal …

25 03, 2022

Ohio Reaches $80 Million Settlement With Monsanto Over PCB Hazards

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on March 25 announced an $80 million settlement with the Monsanto Co. that forces the company to pay for environmental damage it caused in Ohio with its toxic products. “Ohio has been absorbing the health …

25 03, 2022

Texas Department of Insurance Reports Data Breach

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The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) became aware of a security issue on January 4, 2022 with a TDI web application that manages workers’ compensation information. TDI immediately took the application offline, quickly fixed the issue, and started an investigation …

23 03, 2022

Long-Running Love Canal Suits Get May Court Date

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Long-pending lawsuits stemming from toxic waste contamination in Niagara Falls’ notorious Love Canal neighborhood have a new court date in May. The Buffalo News reported Saturday that a federal appeals court in New York City will hear arguments in May …

23 03, 2022

Jury Finds U of Miami Did Not Discriminate Against Lower-Paid Woman Prof

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The University of Miami did not discriminate against a professor, despite paying her far less than a male professor in the same department, a jury decided in a closely watched federal lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. After …