Archive for June 2025

Hackers are tricking employees at companies in Europe and the Americas into installing a modified version of a Salesforce-related app, allowing the hackers to steal reams of data, gain access to other corporate cloud services and extort those companies, Google … Source: Claims Journal

A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A couple in Connecticut were carjacked, beaten and thrown into a van. All, authorities allege, … Source: Claims Journal

Aon plc named Chris Knutson chief claims officer, Global Broking Centre. Knutson will lead more than 100 claims professionals serving the London Market. He will report to Tracy-Lee Kus, head of GBC, and also join the global claims leadership team … Source: Claims Journal

An Iowa amusement park’s former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021. A company that previously owned Adventureland park … Source: Claims Journal

Alarm over China’s stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers joined their U.S. counterparts to complain that restrictions by China on exports of rare earth alloys, mixtures and magnets could cause production delays and outages without a … Source: Claims Journal

Long COVID cases accounted for 82.1% of the treatment payments on COVID claims and 73.7% of all COVID-19 claim payments in California’s workers’ compensation system, according to a study. The study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows one-in-21 California … Source: Claims Journal

Victoria’s Secret on Tuesday disclosed that a security incident relating to its information technology systems had led it to temporarily shut down its website for a few days last week. The company said it shut down corporate systems and e-commerce … Source: Claims Journal

Areas of the Central United States still recovering from severe storms last month face a threat of more severe weather this week, with heavy rain, flooding and hail forecast through the middle of the week. The National Weather Service said … Source: Claims Journal

The number of former rugby players taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to more than 1,000, a British law firm said on Monday. Rylands Garth, based in London, … Source: Claims Journal

Delivery Hero SE agreed to pay a total of €329 million ($376 million) to settle a European Union probe into collusion with Glovo before it sealed a takeover of its Spanish rival. The European Commission announced the penalty on Monday, … Source: Claims Journal