Posts by Y@DminG
Simplifai Names Hamill and Lien to Board
Simplifai named Nils Thomas Lien and Noel Hamill to its board of directors. The company says the additions are intended to help guide Simplifai’s progression from an insurtech to an agentic artificial intelligence provider. Lien is an investor and board … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHendrix Classic Albums Under Spotlight in UK Rights Battle With Sony
Jimi Hendrix’s classic 1960s albums are the focus of a London lawsuit over performers’ rights asserted on behalf of his British bassist and drummer against Sony Music Entertainment, which warns that a win for the claimants could “throw the music … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Again Delays Wildfire Protection Rules for Homes
A California state agency won’t meet Gov. Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires, rules that experts say could have limited the destruction of the January Los Angeles firestorms. At a meeting of the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTrump Administration Waives $16.7M in Fines for American Airlines Over Wheelchair Issues
The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it will waive $16.7 million in fines issued to American Airlines under then President Joe Biden in 2024 as part of a settlement over the air carrier’s treatment of disabled passengers, including failing to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreArchdiocese of New York Pledges $300M to Mediate Clergy Sex Abuse Claims
The Archdiocese of New York announced it is establishing a $300 million fund that it intends to use to pay for a global settlement of most of the 1,300 lawsuits it still faces from victims of clergy sexual abuse. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHistoric Minnesota Resort Owner Charged with Arson and Insurance Fraud
The owner of a historic Minnesota resort has been charged with arson and insurance fraud more than a year after a fire destroyed the property. Bryce Campbell, 41, of Two Harbors, Minn., was taken into custody last Wednesday in Southfield, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreZillow Deleting Climate Risk Scores Reveals Limits of Flood, Fire Data
When Zillow Group Inc. removed climate risk scores from its home listings last month, following a complaint from the real estate industry, many observers took to the press and social media to warn that disappearing the data doesn’t get rid … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHowden Names Neumann Executive Vice President, Financial Lines Claims Leader
Howden named Elizabeth Neumann executive vice president and financial lines claims leader for its U.S. operations. She will be based in New York and will join the U.S. financial lines management team led by Ron Borys, who was recently named … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCourt Says Dunkin’ Cashier, Stabbed by Rapper, Can’t Claim More Than Workers’ Comp
A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation remedy, even if the incident seems far outside the scope of work duties, the Georgia Court of Appeals has decided. “In this case, the … Source: Claims Journal
Read More‘Dream Is in Sight:’ Chamber, Reinsurers, Insurers Urge Florida to Stay the Course
The message from the Florida Chamber of Commerce Insurance Summit was loud and clear: Don’t mess with legislative changes that have all but restored the state’s property insurance market. And while you’re at it, don’t repeal Florida’s personal injury protection … Source: Claims Journal
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