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18 09, 2020

Ex-Security Chief Martin Urges UK to Outlaw Cyber Ransoms

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Ciaran Martin, who stepped down as head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre this month, will call on Boris Johnson’s government to make it illegal for companies to pay cyber hackers a ransom. “If I had one policy card …

18 09, 2020

After Hurricane Sally, Assessment of Extensive Water Damage Begins

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GULF SHORES, Ala./HOUSTON – As an Alabama resident, Toby Wallace has seen his fair share of hurricane damage working for the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, where he handles flood insurance claims. But that did not prepare him for Hurricane …

18 09, 2020

Number of Landfalls of Big U.S. Storms Could Break 1916 Record

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Hurricane Sally’s historic flooding of Florida and Alabama this week marked the eighth named storm to strike the continental U.S. this year, leaving the tally just one short of a record that dates back more than a century. With 10 …

18 09, 2020

Judge OKs $440K Settlement in South Dakota Forced Catheterization Suit

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A federal judge has approved legal settlements totaling $440,000 for people in South Dakota who were subjected to forced catheterizations to check for drug use. U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange ruled in April that police who used forced catheterizations violated …

18 09, 2020

Kansas City Tenants Awarded $52M in Suit Over ‘Horrendous’ Living Conditions

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Tenants who sued over “horrendous” living conditions at a Kansas City low-income housing development have been awarded $52 million in damages. Jackson County Judge Joel Fehestock found in favor of the tenants, who sued KM-T.E.H. Realty 8 and Michael Fein …

18 09, 2020

Private Jail Company Sued over Texas Woman’s Death

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The family of a woman who died after being held in an East Texas jail last year has filed a lawsuit against the company that runs the facility, claiming its staff neglected her care and ignored her pleas for help …

18 09, 2020

Constitutionality of ‘Wrongful Birth’ Law Gets Kansas Supreme Court Hearing

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The Kansas Supreme Court seemed worried on Sept. 16 about the proper roles of the Legislature and courts as it wrestled with whether a state statute that prohibits lawsuits based on “wrongful birth” claims is constitutional. Justices heard oral arguments …

18 09, 2020

Louisiana Insurance Agents Get C&D Orders for Alleged Misappropriated Premiums

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Two St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, insurance producers have been hit with Cease and Desist Orders and fines for allegedly misappropriating premium funds, Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) reported. The department said Tasey Ann Tolliver-Alexander is alleged to have misappropriated insurance …

18 09, 2020

Gallagher Bassett Transportation Creates Major Case Unit for Claims

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Gallagher Bassett Services Inc. (GB), based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has launched the GB Transportation Major Case Unit (MCU), a claims handling center that focuses solely on clients’ most severe, complex and high exposure claims. Transportation Practice Senior Vice President …

18 09, 2020

Some Reinsurers Will Try Pandemic Exclusions for Casualty at Jan. 1 Renewals

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Whether they are convinced that they absolutely need them or not, some reinsurers aim to try to put pandemic exclusions into casualty reinsurance contracts next year, a reinsurance broker representative revealed recently. Amanda Nguyen, U.S. Casualty Solutions Leader for Reinsurance …