Archive for August 2026

Copart Inc. is in talks to acquire CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., the car-insurance software provider that has been weighing selling itself, according to people familiar with the matter. Dallas-based Copart, which specializes in used and salvaged car sales and … Source: Claims Journal

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct. The agency is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state … Source: Claims Journal

More than 80,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Hawaii late Monday after Storm Lala caused extensive damage to the state’s electrical grid, with some customers potentially facing months without service. Assessments have found “major damage to infrastructure in … Source: Claims Journal

Extreme heat and unreliable water supplies are threatening asset valuations across a growing number of sectors as everything from labor productivity to energy costs gets impacted, according to an analysis by Moody’s. “Heat and water are no longer separate perils … Source: Claims Journal

A New Jersey public school district has been found not liable for the fatal shooting of a 10-year old boy at a high school football game where security did not include a metal detector to screen attendees. The boy’s mother … Source: Claims Journal

One of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers is paying millions of dollars to settle charges it imposed insurance costs on borrowers who already had homeowners insurance policies. Forty-eight state financial agencies reached a $15.5 million settlement with NewRez LLC for … Source: Claims Journal

A Massachusetts plastic surgeon was suspended by the state Board of Medicine in 2020 for allegedly stalking and harassing a former patient—a patient who happened to be a former girlfriend. A complaint filed with the Board by the woman’s husband … Source: Claims Journal

As traumatic injuries and deaths surge among children involved in crashes on e-bikes and other electrified vehicles, one California prosecutor is cracking down by pursuing criminal charges against some of the young riders’ parents. It is just one way officials … Source: Claims Journal

Sedgwick appointed Anders Grotte as chief commercial officer in Sweden. The appointment, effective 1 September, has him leading commercial strategy and business development and strengthening client relationships. Grotte has experience in Nordic insurance and claims management. He was previously with … Source: Claims Journal

Harvard University won dismissal of a federal lawsuit claiming that it had “turned a blind eye to antisemitism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis,” marking another setback in the Trump administration’s campaign against the school. US District Judge Richard Stearns … Source: Claims Journal