Monthly Archives: <span>June 2017</span>

Kentucky Supreme Court Finds No Bad Faith as a Matter of Law

The Kentucky Supreme Court in Hollaway v. Direct General Ins. Co. Mississippi Inc., 497 S.W. 3d 733 (Ky. 2016), recently affirmed summary judgment that was granted in favor of the insurance company, finding that the plaintiff did not present a …

Tragically, U.S. Workplace Shootings Tick Upward

Fatal workplace shootings, like the one Monday in Orlando, Florida, are ticking upward in the United States, government statistics show. Revenge against an employer, romantic partner or co-workers often is the motive, experts say. Reports of workplace violence are quick …

Move Over Adjusters and Underwriters, the Bots Are Coming

As more bots handle claims and perform underwriting tasks, should human employees be concerned? Industry experts say there’s no need to worry. Insurers in the U.S. and overseas are exploring the use of chatbots in their operations. According to Dawn …

Business News: Swiss Re Capital Markets, Wolters Kluwer

Swiss Re Capital Markets Structures and Places $125M Catastrophe Bond for the FMTAC, a Subsidiary of the MTA Swiss Re Capital Markets has successfully structured and placed the issuance of $125 million of insurance-linked securities by MetroCat Re on behalf …

Cars Could Monitor Drivers’ Health to Prevent Medical Emergency-Related Crashes

A driver experiencing an unexpected cardiac event on the road isn’t the only one at risk. Fellow passengers and motorists also face death or serious injury when another person has a medical emergency behind the wheel. That’s why representatives from …

US Probes 2012 Jeep Liberty Airbag Computer Failures

The U.S. government is investigating complaints that airbag control computers in some Jeep Liberty SUVs can fail, preventing the airbag system from operating properly in a crash. The probe covers about 105,000 of the vehicles from the 2012 model year. …

Iowa High Court Orders New Trial in High School Baseball Injury Case

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ordered a new trial in the case of a Muscatine high school baseball player whose skull was fractured when he was struck by a foul ball during a game in Davenport in 2011. A …

Case of the Antique Ivory Tusk

Elephants are adorable plant-eating creatures beloved by most all. Seen as intelligent and family-centric, the admiration for elephants, and their perceived abuse documented by animal rights activists led to the recent closure of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey …

Many Sandy-Wrecked Towns Continue to Resist Dunes

In one of the largest beach repair projects in U.S. history, the federal government has begun dumping so much sand on a stretch of the New Jersey shore that it could fill a football stadium more than five times over. …

Recreational Drone Registry Upended by Federal Appeals Decision

John Taylor didn’t like the idea of being forced by the Federal Aviation Administration to register his drones. The requirement was “authoritarian,” the Maryland attorney said, and wouldn’t deter reckless fliers. So the aviation law novice – he works in …