
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
Creditors Of Farmers Elevator Co-Op Settle For $1.45M From D&O Insurance
Creditors of the defunct Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. have settled a claim with its former board members for failing to uphold their fiduciary responsibility and monitor the actions of former manager Jerry Hennessey, who stole millions of dollars from the elevator.
September 4, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
Litigation
Minnesota

Peach Recall Expanding Over Possible Salmonella Contamination After 78 Sickened In 12 States
A peach recall has expanded to include loose peaches and peach products after 78 people were sickened in 12 states by salmonella poisoning linked to the fruit, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
August 28, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado

Multiple Industries To Be Affected By Nationwide Availability Of Flood Risk Scores
As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are preparing for what could be a historic storm surge.
August 26, 2020
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Several Tornadoes, One An EF3, Reported In West-Central Minnesota
Teresa Akerman hunkered down under a table in the basement of her home outside Ashby, Minn., Wednesday afternoon as a tornado took aim at her farm.
July 10, 2020
Property
Minnesota

Recall Alert: Bagged Salad Recall Expanded To Include Walmart Products Amid Cyclospora Outbreak
A recall of bagged salads believed to be linked to an intestinal parasite outbreak across multiple states has been expanded to include products sold at some Walmart locations.
June 30, 2020
Life & Health
Subrogation
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota

15 Million U.S. Homes Are At Risk Of Flooding 70% Higher Than FEMA Estimates
Think the risk of your home filling up with floodwater, magnified these days by climate change, is only an issue near the coasts and rivers? New research detailing nearly every corner of the U.S. shows otherwise.
June 29, 2020
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Tensions In U.S. Rise After Another Night Of Broken Glass, Fires And Looting
Residents and business owners in cities across the United States swept up broken glass, took stock of looted goods and surveyed the damage on Monday after a sixth straight night of violent protests over racial inequities and excessive police force.
June 1, 2020
Property
Georgia
Minnesota

Fires, Looting Devastate Minneapolis After George Floyds Death
Violent protests over the death of George Floyd broke out in Minneapolis for a second straight night, as businesses were looted and buildings burned. Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said that while the vast majority of protesters were peaceful, there was looting happening as well as “significant property damage” and the “creation of Molotov cocktails.”
May 28, 2020
Property
Minnesota

Class-action Lawsuit Joins Growing Number Over Business Interruption Insurance Denials Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A class-action lawsuit led by a Monroe County eatery joined a growing number of lawsuits over business closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether losses from those closures are covered by business interruption insurance.
May 4, 2020
Litigation
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin

General Contractor Overhead And Profit And AOB Insurance Scams
A storm is rising, and it isnt the type which causes damage to homes and vehicles. It causes damage of a much more insidious nature. Following a storm or other natural disaster, canvassers hired by the “hail cartel”lawyers or opportunistic general contractorscan be found blanketing a neighborhood and knocking on doors.
April 27, 2020
Auto
Education & Training
Litigation
Property
Subrogation
Arizona
Connecticut
Florida
Kentucky
Massachusetts

Wind-Driven Ice Shoves Menace Lakeshore Homes In Minnesota
Warmer weather means Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota is starting to thaw, and as it does ice waves are slowly crashing into homes on the shore. The technical term is an ice shove, as the wind is shoving the ice onto the shore.
April 22, 2020
Property
Minnesota

Toyota Recalls 1.8 Million U.S. Vehicles For Fuel Pump Issue
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said Wednesday it is now recalling 3.2 million vehicles worldwide to address a fuel pump issue that could result in engines stalling.
March 11, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
With Threat Of Spring Flooding, Minnesota Homeowners Scramble To Get Protected
Minnesota is still in the grip of winter, but already experts are warning that the conditions are ripe for significant spring flooding. And that has homeowners scurrying to get flood insurance before its too late.
February 14, 2020
Property
Minnesota



