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Indiana, West Virginia Pass New Restrictions on Third-Party Litigation Financing
Efforts to rein in third-party litigation financing are on their way to becoming law in Indiana and West Virginia, a scorecard that is less than what business and insurance interests had hoped for this spring. In Indiana, Gov. Eric Holcomb … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClearcover Launches Generative AI Tool Aimed at Expediting Claims Processing
Clearcover launched a generative AI tool the company said is designed to further digitize statement collection, significantly streamlining the insurance claims process and customer experience. The AI-driven tool uses large language models (LLMs) to guide a conversational experience immediately following … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUK Insurer Direct Line Posts Operating Loss as it Grapples With Auto Claims Inflation
Direct Line posted a 2023 operating loss as it grapples high motor claims inflation, but reinstated its dividend as the British home and motor insurer tries to fend off takeover offers from Belgian rival Ageas. The 189.6 million pound ($242.6 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Takes on Apple in Antitrust Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Apple, the first major antitrust effort against the iPhone maker by the Biden administration, alleging it monopolized smartphone markets. Apple joins a list of major tech companies sued by U.S. regulators, including … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSEC Charges 2 Investment Firms, Doles Out $400,000 in Fines, for ‘AI Washing’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week said it settled charges against two investment advisers related to “AI washing.” The firms, Delphia Inc. and Global Predictions Inc, will pay a total of $400,000 in civil penalties for making false … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWest Texas Ranchers Face Losses After Historic Wildfires
There are burned spots on Jay O’Brien’s ranch outside Stinnett that predate the Smokehouse Creek fire. Over the last several months, small fires — ones that weren’t pushed by strong winds or grew out of control — scarred his pastures … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBiden’s Newest Rule on Auto Emissions Set to Boost Electric Car Sales
The Biden administration moved Wednesday to throttle pollution from the nation’s cars and light trucks, imposing tailpipe emission limits so stringent they will compel automakers to rapidly boost sales of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models. Though the near-term requirements were … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Needs More Focus on Safety and Quality, FAA Chief Says
Boeing Co. needs to shift its focus from the business of making planes toward safety in the wake of recent findings on lapses surrounding the January failure of a fuselage panel, the top US aviation regulator said. Federal Aviation Administration … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreKLM Loses Dutch Greenwashing Case on Climate Advertising
Dutch airline KLM misled customers through advertisements that suggested its flights are climate friendly, an Amsterdam court ruled. KLM makes climate claims in advertisements that are “based on vague and general statements about environmental benefits, thereby misleading consumers,” the district … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExpert: ‘Unceasing Onslaught’ of Legal Ads Worth Insurance Industry Attention
Often alarming, misleading or just plain annoying — when mass tort lawsuit advertisements pop on a TV screen, many consumers instinctually reach for the remote. An expert believes that the ads are worth your attention. “Especially for those in the … Source: Claims Journal
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