Posts by Y@DminG
Baltimore Ship Accident Has East Coast Ports Scrambling to Absorb Cargo
Ports along the US East Coast are modifying their operations to absorb cargo diverted from Baltimore harbor, where salvage specialists are starting the daunting task of clearing debris from the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge. The Port of Virginia, with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAT&T Says Data From 73 Million Accounts Leaked on Dark Web
AT&T Inc. said that personal data from about 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former customers was leaked onto the dark web. The data — leaked about two weeks ago — includes personal information such as Social Security … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Home Insurance Premiums May Hit a Record This Year, Report Warns
US home insurance rates are expected to reach a record high this year, with the biggest increases occurring in states prone to severe weather events, according to a new analysis. The average premium for homeowners insurance in the US is … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreReport: Four-in-10 California Workers’ Comp Claims from Workers with Less Than a Year of Tenure
Roughly four-in-10 workers’ compensation claims come from workers with less than one year of tenure, a new report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California shows. The report shows 40% of workers’ comp claims come from workers with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMother of 8-Year-Old ‘Violently Sucked’ into Houston Hotel Pool Files Wrongful Death Suit
The mother of an 8-year-old Texas girl who died over the weekend after being “violently sucked” into a gap in a hotel’s pool system has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hotel seeking damages in excess of $1 million. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAM Best Downgrades State Farm General Ratings
Roughly a week after State Farm announced that it would nonrenew tens of thousands of homeowners and commercial apartment policies in California, AM Best has downgraded the company that offered those policies. Last week, State Farm cited its responsibility to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSurvey: Most IT Decisionmakers at Insurers Plan to Invest $500K to $5M in AI This year
Most insurance IT decision-makers (69%) plan to invest from $500,000 to $5 million in AI this year. That’s according to a new study, which shows many of those decision-makers have nearly doubled the AI spend in their budgets over the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePrivate Space-Station Maker Sued Over Claims Radio Bands Misused
Vast Space LLC, founded by cryptocurrency billionaire Jed McCaleb, is being sued by a former engineer who claimed he was fired for refusing to use improper radio frequencies in designs for a commercial space station the company hopes to launch … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUnderwriters’ Dilemma: Is AI a Cyber or Tech E&O Risk?
When it comes to artificial intelligence, more questions than answers keep underwriters from venturing into the space and lead to a lack of clarity, according to panelists at The Professional Liability Underwriting Society’s 2024 cyber symposium in New York City. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ&J to Pay $75 Million to Settle Mississippi’s Baby Powder Suit
Johnson & Johnson will pay $75 million to resolve a consumer protection lawsuit filed by Mississippi over the company’s failure to add a safety warning to its talc-based baby powder, according to people familiar with the settlement. The pact comes … Source: Claims Journal
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