INSURANCE NEWS
Judge Allows Key Antitrust Google Search Claims to Go to Trial
A U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the internet search market let stand key claims made by the federal government. Google, a unit of Alphabet, had asked for summary judgment on …
Purdue Asks Supreme Court Not to Block Opioid Settlement During Appeal
Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to delay its multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits against it over the opioid epidemic. The department’s bankruptcy watchdog last …
Japan to Release Fukushima Water as Soon as August: Reports
The Japanese government is preparing to start releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site into the sea as early as late August, local newspapers including the Yomiuri Shimbun reported. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with cabinet members …
Social Media Influencer Facing Riot Charges After Mayhem Breaks Loose in NYC
Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers, many of them teenagers, with promises of giving away electronics, …
Drag Performers and LGBTQ+ Advocates Sue to Block Texas Law Expanding Ban on Sexual Performances
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A group of drag performers and LGBTQ+ rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that expands what is considered an illegal public performance of sexual conduct, arguing it is …
Poorly Designed Railroad Crossing in Rural Missouri Contributed to Fatal Amtrak Derailment, Investigators Find
A dump truck driver last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train before it was too late, federal investigators concluded in a report, finding that a steep, poorly designed railroad crossing in rural Missouri contributed to last year’s …
Slovenia Hit by Worst Floods in More Than a Decade, Killing Several People
Several people were killed in Slovenia as the southern European nation was hit by some of the worst flooding in more the decade, with rapidly rising waters submerging towns in the country’s north. The Slovenian Environment Agency declared the highest …
Boundless Rider Launches Motorcycle, ATV and Off-Road Insurance in Texas
Boundless Rider, a venture-backed digital MGA, announced that it is available for purchase in Texas, with plans to expand to additional states later this year. Owners of on-road and off-road motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, snowmobiles, scooters, and mopeds can now purchase …
Florida Injury Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Players, Litigation Funders in NFL Suits
A Florida injury attorney, now disbarred, has pleaded guilty to swindling litigation funders and former NFL football players who had sued the league over concussion injuries. Just before his trial was set to begin in federal court in Tallahassee next …
Markets/Coverages: NIP Expands GrowPro Program to Include Agricultural Property
NIP Group announced the nationwide expansion of its GrowPro insurance program. Originally designed to cater to hydroponic growers, greenhouse operators, nurseries, garden centers, and indoor vertical farm operations, GrowPro now includes coverage for agricultural property. The GrowPro program offers a …
Romania Expects to Clear Danube Logjam After Ukraine Attack; Insurers Remain Wary
Romania expects around 30 ships from Ukraine to clear customs on the Danube River over the next two days as it bids to clear a logjam in the aftermath of Wednesday’s Russian attack on Ukraine’s main river port at Izmail. …
Amazon Again Cited by Regulators Over Worker Safety
The U.S. workplace safety regulator said Amazon.com Inc has subjected workers at yet another of its sprawling warehouses to hazardous conditions by imposing onerous production quotas and failing to provide proper medical care. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety …