Litigation/Liability Trends
Willis Towers Watson Slapped With Shareholder Suits Over Its Planned Sale to Aon
There have been at least three shareholder lawsuits filed over the mega-deal that would have insurance broker Aon acquire rival Willis Towers Watson. The suits allege that Willis and its directors ...
The BIG Compromise for Biz Interruption Coverage Suits Explained
Good faith coverage disputes over pandemic-related business interruption coverage don't have to be fought out in courts, and retroactive rewrites of business interruption coverage language are ...
Complications Grow for Business Income Insurance
As the insurance industry faces litigation and questions over virus-related claim denials, it could soon be dealing with another business income hurdle due to the civil unrest that has taken place in ...
Pandemic Losses Will Exceed S&P Estimates: Chief Risk Officers Say
Analysts for Standard & Poor's Global Ratings shared a view that U.S. underwriting losses from COVID-19 would fall in the $15-$30 billion range. Risk officers speaking at a rating agency ...
Focus On Facts, Not Media Misinformation: Berkley
Arguing that the media has been fed misinformation by the plaintiffs bar, the chief executive officer of a property/casualty insurer said facts will win out on debates over business interruption ...
Argo Settles SEC Investigation Into Executive Pay Practices
Argo Group will pay $900,000 to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into executive perks paid to former CEO Mark Watson III that raised the ire of an activist shareholder. ...
Self-Driving Cars May Not Prevent Many U.S. Crashes After All
Self-driving cars, long touted by developers as a way to eliminate road deaths, could likely only prevent a third of all U.S. road crashes, an analysis of traffic accidents released on Thursday has ...
‘Catastrophe’-Level Insured Losses From Riots Could Rival Record
Rioting that erupted in cities across the United States after the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in Minneapolis may rival the 1992 Los Angeles riots to become the most costly civil disorder in ...