
California’s Home Insurance Deal Deadline Passes
A rumored legislative deal aimed at keeping home insurance companies from bailing on California is dead now that the deadline for a bill has passed.
September 15, 2023
Insurance Industry
Legislation & Regulation
Property
California

Congress Seeks Guidance from Tech Industry Titans on AI Regulation
Nearly two dozen leaders of tech companies and other groups met Wednesday behind closed doors with U.S. senators as part of a broader discussion into how Congress can regulate artificial intelligence.
September 15, 2023
Legislation & Regulation
Technology

Are We Automating Bias?
Automating tasks has been an industry goal for years, whether driven by necessity (to remain competitive and save human resources), or to achieve higher goals.
September 15, 2023
Technology

Telematics: A Sword and a Shield
The transportation industry plays a crucial role in global commerce, and it has to constantly adapt to technological advancements, economic fluctuations, shifting consumer demands, and the legal landscape.
September 14, 2023
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation

Three New Electric Vehicles Receive Top Safety Awards
In a remarkable achievement for electric vehicles (EVs), three newly introduced models have clinched the prestigious TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
September 14, 2023
Auto

Artificial Intelligence -- There’s Nothing Fake About It
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become ubiquitous in today’s corporate lexicon. And while much has been said, and written, about AI, the question still remains: what, exactly, is AI?
September 14, 2023
Insurance Industry
Legislation & Regulation
Technology

Florida Flooding Leaves Homeowners with NFIP Questions
Tina Baker has lived in her Shore Acres neighborhood in St. Petersburg for more than four years. She’s watched as her neighbors homes have flooded several times during that period, but her home has never flooded, while she’s been there, until Hurricane Idalia.
September 14, 2023
Property
Florida

Hurricane Idalia: Damage Estimates, Unique Storms, and Lessons Learned
The state of Florida will experience hurricanes. That is a reality that residents, government, businesses, and the insurance industry understands.
September 14, 2023
Property
Florida

Constructing the Future: 3D Printing’s Promises and Pitfalls
The next big thing in construction is 3D-printed structures. There are already 3D-printed houses, offices, public buildings, and other structures around the world with notable 3D-printed projects in China, Europe, and the U.S.
September 13, 2023
Liability
Risk Management

Torrential Rain Creates Flash Flooding in Parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Heavy rainfall -- nearly 10 inches in six hours -- flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with two communities declaring a state of emergency as water poured into homes and forced boat rescues of residents. Concern about a dam listed in poor condition led to more evacuations.
September 13, 2023
Property
Massachusetts
Rhode Island

Paramount Received $71M Insurance Payout for ’Mission: Impossible’ COVID Delays
Paramount Pictures has disclosed that it received approximately $71 million from Swiss insurer Chubb as compensation for the COVID-19 pandemic-induced delays in the production of "Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning Part One."
September 13, 2023
Excess & Surplus Lines

Pennsylvania Bill Proposes Insurer Disclosure of AI in Utilization Review
Pennsylvania lawmakers have filed legislation that would require insurers to disclose when artificial intelligence is used during the utilization review process.
September 13, 2023
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
Pennsylvania

A Crisis in 911 Emergency Call Centers
Every day, thousands of people are put on hold, or calls are not even answered in some cities, due to the staff shortage in call centers.
September 12, 2023
Life & Health
Workers' Compensation

Parents Awarded $745M in Lawsuit Over Nitrous Oxide Tragedy
A St. Louis County jury has reached a staggering $745 million verdict in favor of the parents of Marissa Politte, a 25-year-old woman tragically killed in a sidewalk accident outside a Ballwin urgent care facility.
September 12, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Missouri

A Record Year for Billion-Dollar Catastrophes
The United States is confronting an unprecedented wave of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2023, setting a new record, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
September 12, 2023
Catastrophe



