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Three months after a U.S. senator chastized Allstate for its response to a Georgia woman’s storm claim, Allstate has paid more than 10 times its initial payout on the claim, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said. “Allstate has finally agreed to … Source: Claims Journal

A retired federal judge will help decide the fate of thousands of Johnson & Johnson baby powder cancer lawsuits even though her law firm represents the drugmaker in other matters. Freda Wolfson was appointed earlier this summer to re-examine how … Source: Claims Journal

Global miners BHP Group and Vale have offered around $1.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit in the United Kingdom tied to one of Brazil’s worst-ever environmental disasters, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The lawsuit stems from the … Source: Claims Journal

Many homeowners underestimate their flood risk, leaving millions uninsured or underinsured in the face of a rising tide of flood events. A 2025 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia found 70% of annual flood losses remain uninsured, amounting … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. safety regulator investigating the suite of features Tesla Inc. markets as Full Self-Driving has sought to test the carmaker’s recently launched driverless-taxi service, a sign of the close tabs authorities are keeping on the technology. The National Highway … Source: Claims Journal

Zurich Insurance Group AG posted a 6% gain in profit for the first half of 2025 as the insurer shook off losses from the California wildfires at the start of the year. Group operating profit rose to a record $4.22 … Source: Claims Journal

A new version of a classic muscle car sits well on top of the list of the nation’s most stolen vehicles. The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is America’s most-stolen vehicle, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. Related: We Have Entered … Source: Claims Journal

AIG could pay dearly for refusing to budge on a claim settlement offer of $2.65 million for nearly a year after receiving estimates that a jury would likely award the claimant $7.5 million for her injuries. A jury did eventually … Source: Claims Journal

Hackers have stolen login credentials from thousands of people working with the U.K.’s National Health Service, putting the organization at risk of further cyberattacks, according to researchers. The data theft is linked to a kind of malicious software known as … Source: Claims Journal

The Trump administration has cleared the way for Zoox, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., to demonstrate self-driving cars that lack traditional driving controls like steering wheels. U.S. auto safety regulators granted an exemption to federal vehicle safety standards for … Source: Claims Journal