Monthly Archives: <span>January 2024</span>

Federal Reinsurance Backstop for Catastrophes: APCIA Says No Thanks

Federal lawmakers introduced a bill to create a federal natural catastrophe backstop recently, reacting to insurers’ issues with growing private reinsurance costs. But a trade group for carriers suggested that a federal remedy could create more problems. “Federal solutions to …

Morgan Stanley to Pay Under $300M to Settle Trading Probe

Morgan Stanley is close to an agreement to pay $200 million to $300 million to resolve a yearslong US investigation into its employees’ handling of stock sales big enough to move markets, a probe that rattled major clients and reverberated …

Helping Maui Recover from Flames and Wildfire Prevention Top Hawaii Lawmaker Agenda

Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an age of climate change. The tragedy refocused the …

Florida OIR Report Shows Indemnity Paid Was Much Higher for Litigated Claims

Stakeholders have continued to react to a recent Florida Office of Insurance Regulation report on the property insurance market, a report that underscored the impact that excessive claims litigation had on insurers but which also noted that some key data …

Uniqlo Sues Shein for Allegedly Copying Viral Shoulder Bag

Uniqlo, part of Fast Retailing Co., sued Shein in Japan, accusing the Chinese retailer of copying its popular Round Mini Shoulder bag. The entities that operate the Shein brand must immediately cease sales of “imitation products” and compensate for damages, …

Feds Charge EBay over Employees Who Sent Live Spiders And Roaches to Couple; Company Paying $3M

Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a Massachusetts couple, according to court …

Boeing Sued by Alaska Air Passengers Over 737 Max 9 Door Blowout

Boeing Co. was sued by passengers on an Alaska Airlines Inc. flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, last week after a mid-air blowout of a so-called door plug on the 737 Max 9 jet. …

Starbucks Sued by Consumer Group that Calls its Claim of Ethical Sourcing False and Misleading

A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Wednesday, saying the company’s claim that its coffee is ethically sourced is false and misleading. The National Consumers League cited media reports of abuses on farms that supply coffee and …

Avalanche Kills 1, Injures 3 at California Ski Resort that Once Hosted Winter Olympics

RENO, Nev. (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, sweeping up four people and killing one, as a major storm with snow and gusty winds moved …

Delaware Judge Limits Scope of Climate Change Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A judge has rejected several claims lodged by Delaware’s attorney general in a lawsuit alleging that the fossil fuel industry has downplayed the risks of climate change. Tuesday’s ruling significantly narrows the scope of the suit …