Archive for May 2026

Transactional risk claims with a major broker saw a 9% year-over-year decrease, a new report shows. Marsh Risk published its 2026 Global Transactional Risk Insurance Claims Report, providing a perspective on the transactional risk insurance claims landscape. Findings from the … Source: Claims Journal

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said this week the rapid development and adoption of AI would not lead to a global “jobs apocalypse” and the technology had not claimed as many white-collar jobs as he had feared. Speaking virtually at a … Source: Claims Journal

What began as a lawsuit filed against Church Mutual Insurance Company on a $1 million-plus claim dispute turned into a potential $2 million award against a contractor after a jury found the contractor intentionally interfered with the insurance contract and … Source: Claims Journal

A North Carolina jury handed down what may have been the largest personal injury award in state history, five years after a retaining wall collapsed on workers, killing one and injuring four others. The lawsuit in Henderson County, near Asheville, … Source: Claims Journal

As Americans confront a surge in prices at the pump, another inflation wave is headed for the grocery store. A combination of factors including bad weather, tariffs and a dwindling cattle herd are already pushing up grocery prices at an … Source: Claims Journal

A Florida appeals court this month handed ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft a major legal victory with a broad interpretation of what the court called an unusually broad liability immunity law. The 4th District Court of Appeals, one step … Source: Claims Journal

An accident at a Washington state packaging facility has left at least one person dead, nine missing and nine others injured, with crews working to contain a ruptured tank of caustic chemicals. The incident occurred Tuesday morning at Nippon Dynawave … Source: Claims Journal

A court was right to acknowledge an insurance company’s settlement of a claim and dismiss the lawsuit against its insured without the insured’s approval, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. The insured, Patrick O’Brien, objected to the settlement and … Source: Claims Journal

Workers’ compensation is entering a period of heightened complexity as regulatory changes and policy shifts continue to unfold across federal and state levels. So far this year, a surge in legislative activity, combined with evolving federal healthcare policy and persistent … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. government has joined the line of creditors impacted by alleged fraud at bankrupt auto-parts maker First Brands, in this instance for accusations the company cheated on how much it should have paid on tariffs. First Brands was hit … Source: Claims Journal