Large parts of the world, including China and the Midwest US, are on track to become too hot for humans to handle as accelerating global temperatures expose billions to heat and humidity so extreme their bodies will no longer be able to cope, according to a new study.

A jury seated in South Bend sent a $112 million message to the insurance industry. That’s how much seven sued companies will have to pay in damages for refusing to pay claims.

Indiana and Illinois have recently joined the growing number of states enacting legislation aimed at reforming public adjuster practices. These measures are designed to enhance consumer protection, increase transparency, and regulate the activities of public adjusters within the insurance industry.

Indiana recently passed a pioneering law requiring transparency on litigation advance payments, also known as third-party funding, before civil lawsuits go to trial.

The family of Jaswinder Singh, who was killed during a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, and several survivors of the incident, have filed a federal lawsuit against the companies involved in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of the high-capacity magazine used by the gunman.

Parts of the Midwest and South devastated by catastrophic tornadoes will have almost no time to recover before another round of dangerous storms takes aim at hard-hit areas.

Three people were killed Wednesday when a house exploded in the southern Indiana city of Evansville, authorities said.

Multiple tornadoes hit throughout Ohio Wednesday, leading to several severe damage reports, mass power outages and harrowing sights in the state. The most serious threat took place early Wednesday evening in Tipp City, Ohio, just outside of Dayton and at a midway point between Cincinnati and Columbus.

In United States Automatic Sprinkler Corp. v. Erie Ins. Exch., et al., No. 21A-CT-580, 2022 Ind. App. LEXIS 87 (Automatic Sprinkler), the Court of Appeals of Indiana (Court of Appeals) considered whether there is a privity requirement for property damage claims against contractors. The court imposed a privity requirement.

The families of five people killed in the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility by a former employee in April 2021 are suing the shipping giant and its security contractor, saying the rampage was "preventable."

State Farm has filed a $1.27 million subrogation claim against Tesla, claiming that a ‘defect in design or manufacture’ of a 2016 Tesla Model S started a fire that heavily damaged a Carmel, Indiana couple’s home in 2020.

Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is cracking down on unnecessary emergency room visits with a new policy starting July 1 that the American Hospital Association says will jeopardize patients’ health and threaten them with financial penalties.

A McCordsville man was sentenced to 47 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to court documents, Wesley A. Smith, 31, was employed by Seven Corners, a travel insurance business located in Carmel. His duties included processing travel insurance claims of Seven Corners clients.

Six people – five from Indiana and one from Michigan – have been sentenced for their roles in a fraud scheme that defrauded both a bank and an insurance company.

Toyota expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail. In the United States, the total number of vehicles involved in this safety recall is now approximately 3.34 million vehicles.