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Allstate Corp. said it estimated catastrophe losses for the month of January of $307 million, or $243 million after-tax from nine events primarily in Texas and California. Catastrophe losses for the January events were estimated at $309 million, partially offset …

Florida-based Orion180, known for its heavy use of technology as a managing general underwriter, is officially transitioning to a stand-alone surplus lines property insurance carrier. Orion180 Insurance Co. is domiciled in Indiana and began writing non-admitted homeowners policies in coastal …

The death of a man who was handcuffed after a mental health team responded to a call of him walking out into traffic last year has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by lawyers for …

AUGUSTA, Maine — A state judge on Tuesday upheld a Maine law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, allowing survivors to pursue lawsuits for sex crimes that happened decades ago. An attorney for more than a …

Delaware officials have agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that police used excessive force and made an unlawful arrest in an encounter with a teenage drug suspect. A judge on Tuesday approved a stipulation of dismissal …

Vehicle pricing was a major concern during the inflationary environment that dominated headlines in 2022, however a new report shows sales of electric vehicles in California rose by more than 50% last year from 2021 with an estimated increase in …

Nearly every other American believes that people in the U.S. are being harmed by global warming right now. It may be a bit of a revelation that half of the nation believes climate change is here and now. What’s not …

Lewis Brisbois Expands Products Liability Capabilities in Midwest with Experienced Litigation Team in St. Louis Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Rick Mueller and Heather F. Counts to its St. Louis, Missouri office as partners in the firm’s products liability …

Two Columbia, Mo., residents pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a $1.2 million insurance fraud conspiracy that involved false claims of injuries suffered in car accidents. Latoya Marie Brown, 37, who also lived in the Kansas City, …

A former Michigan insurance agent was convicted of filing false tax returns and making false statements to both a bankruptcy court and the Department of Justice. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Donald Stanley LaVigne, formerly of …