Email Scam Losses May Find Recourse Via Cyber Or Business Interruption Coverage
Losses arising from email scams are usually covered, if at all, under a company’s crime policy. But a recent decision from The District Court in Minnesota suggests that recourse may also be found under an insured’s cyber or business interruption coverage.
January 31, 2023
Litigation
Minnesota
California Leads the Nation in Rising Catalytic Converter Thefts
State Farm has released an update to a previous report it has made regarding recent trends in auto insurance claims having to do with catalytic converter thefts. The trend, though already bad in the last report, has only managed to worsen across the country.
October 5, 2022
Auto
California
Illinois
Minnesota
Texas
Washington
Court Rejects Insured’s Attempt To Cast Social Engineering Fraud As Computer Fraud
On August 12, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota dismissed a policyholder’s complaint seeking a declaration that $600,000 in social engineering fraud loss fell within a crime policy’s computer fraud coverage.
August 18, 2022
Fraud
Litigation
Minnesota
Judge Orders Mediation In Massive 3M Earplug Litigation
Military veterans suing Maplewood-based 3M claim the company’s Combat Arms earplugs were defective, causing hearing loss and tinnitus. 3M maintains the products were safe.
June 30, 2022
Liability
Litigation
Minnesota
Insured Cannot Bring Bad Faith Allegation When Coverage ‘Fairly Debatable’
The United States District Court for Minnesota, applying Minnesota law, has affirmed a magistrate judge’s decision denying an insured’s motion to amend its complaint to add a claim for bad faith.
June 7, 2022
Litigation
Minnesota
Tornado Shreds At Least 75 Homes In Small Minnesota Town
A tornado tore through the small west-central Minnesota town of Forada on Monday, leaving a trail of damaged homes and downed trees.
May 31, 2022
Auto
Property
Minnesota
At Least 40 Homes Flooded After Water Main Break
It was a wet weekend for many people living in St. Louis Park. A water main break flooded dozens of homes on and around Minnetonka Boulevard. A bad way to wake up.
May 24, 2022
Liability
Property
Subrogation
Minnesota
Minnesota Auto Shops Swamped With Hail Damage Repairs
Thousands of Minnesotans spent Friday talking with insurance agents. Thursday’s hailstorm caused major damage to homes, cars, and boats. But getting the repairs done at the auto shop may take longer than people would hope. The hail only lasted a few minutes but left lasting damage.
May 23, 2022
Auto
Property
Minnesota
Death Toll Climbs After Derecho Across Midwest, Northern Plains
The death toll has risen to three after storms packing hurricane force winds and at least one tornado tore through parts of the Midwest and Northern Plains Thursday.
May 13, 2022
Auto
Property
Minnesota
South Dakota
Weather Service Confirms Seven Tornadoes Touched Down In Minnesota
The National Weather Service says the tornado that caused major damage in the southern Minnesota community of Hartland on Wednesday night was an EF-2, with estimated peak wind speeds of 115 mph.
December 20, 2021
Property
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Hundreds Of Crashes Reported As Snow Falls Across Minnesota
A Minnesota snowstorm turned highways and roads into a slippery destruction derby in which at least 261 vehicle crashes were reported in an 18-hour period, authorities said.
December 6, 2021
Auto
Subrogation
Minnesota
Family of Child Thrown From Mall of America Balcony Files Lawsuit
The family of the boy who was thrown from the third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in 2019 have filed a lawsuit against the Bloomington facility.
July 29, 2021
Liability
Litigation
Minnesota
Auto Shop Manager On Catalytic Converter Thefts: It’s Out Of Control
Tommy Jenkins is the Wonderful Muffler Man, a one-man shop along Rice Street in Roseville.
March 24, 2021
Auto
Minnesota
Target Loses Fight With Chubb Over Data Breach Coverage
A Minnesota federal judge sided with an insurer in a dispute with Target Corp related to settlements over its 2013 data breach, finding the retail company didn’t meet the burden for showing coverage under its insurance policies.
February 11, 2021
Litigation
Minnesota
Toyota’s Fuel Pump Recall Now Covers Nearly 6M Vehicles Worldwide
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.
October 30, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
