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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators are moving to limit the ability of people to sue insurance companies directly in lawsuits over trucking accidents. The Senate voted 46-2 on Tuesday to pass Senate Bill 426, sending it the House for more …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill approved by the House of Delegates on Tuesday that limits counties from regulating agricultural operations is stoking fears that a logging company could resurrect plans to build a toxic-spewing fumigation facility in …

The scheduled trial next week of a movie weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin may hinge on an enduring mystery: How did live ammunition find its way onto the set of a film set …

Oracle Corp. female employees who fought the company in court for almost seven years over gender-pay equity reached a $25 million settlement — a small price for the software giant that amounts to one or two paychecks for most of …

The directors and officers of Bed Bath & Beyond will have their legal costs related to the retailer’s bankruptcy covered under a Zurich American Insurance policy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Vincent F. Papalia has stipulated that Zurich Insurance can issue payments …

Reinsurers in general maintained adequate capacity for casualty programs, despite concerns about social inflation and some recent reserve strengthening actions, according to a report from AM Best. For reinsurers, a relatively stable economic environment in 2023, a long run of …

Match Group was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action claiming that its dating apps Tinder, Hinge and The League are designed to addict users, generating more profit for the company, rather than help them establish relationships. The plaintiffs …

Burns & Wilcox Names Kestenbaum Managing Director of New Boston Office Insurance broker Burns & Wilcox, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, named Peter Kestenbaum managing director of its new Boston office. Kestenbaum joins Burns & Wilcox with nearly 20 years …

Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has agreed to acquire ARM Group Holdings Ltd., the parent of Alternative Risk Management, one of the largest independent insurance managers in Europe and a specialist in the formation and management of …

The federal district court in Burlington, Vermont recently granted the state attorney general’s motion to return the state’s consumer protection case against Exxon and other fossil fuel producers to state court. The federal court said that since the case is …