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

Nvidia Is Sued by Authors Over AI Use of Copyrighted Works

Nvidia, whose chips power artificial intelligence, has been sued by three authors who said it used their copyrighted books without permission to train its NeMo AI platform. Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian and Stewart O’Nan said their works were part of …

FEMA Expands Reinsurance Program by Transferring $575M in Flood Risk to Capital Markets

The Federal Emergency Management Agency in an effort to engage reinsurance markets to bolster the financial framework of the National Flood Insurance Program and promote private sector participation in flood-risk management has again obtained reinsurance coverage through insurance-linked securities reinsurance. …

Fifth Circuit Holding Addresses Scope of BI Coverage Under Cyber Policy

The Fifth Circuit added to the emerging body of case law addressing the recovery of business income losses in the cyber insurance coverage context to kick-start 2024 in Southwest Airlines Company v. Liberty Insurance. In a case of first impression …

Report: U.S. Consumers Continue to Shop and Switch Auto Insurance at Higher Rates, Dragging on Retention Rates

Continued rate increases, along with improved combined ratios, and now opens a window for insurers to capitalize on continued shopping as they seek a return to profitability in 2024. That’s according to the LexisNexis Insurance Demand Meter, a “Hot” Q4 …

Louisiana Commissioner Temple Seeks $20M for Fortify Homes Program

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple expects lawmakers to allocate at least $20 million to the Lousiana Fortify Homes Program during the legislative session that begins on Monday. The funds would applied to the program for use in the next fiscal …

Xcel Texas Wildfire Legal Reckoning to Take Years to Play Out

Xcel Energy Inc. will likely be wrangling for years with the legal fallout from the wildfires burning through the Texas Panhandle. The experience of utility companies in California and Oregon sued over massive blazes sparked by downed power lines shows …

Towers Watson Again Denied Coverage for $90M Settlements Over 2016 Willis Merger

Towers Watson has been hit with another roadblock on its long and winding road to reach coverage for $90 million in settlements of two lawsuits related to its merger with broker Willis in 2016. A Virginia federal district judge in …

Chemical Linked to Cancer Found in Acne Creams Including Proactiv, Clearasil

Hand sanitizers were tainted by benzene. Sunscreens and dry shampoos too. Now acne treatments are joining the list of widely used consumer products found to contain high levels of the chemical linked to cancer. Acne products from brands including Proactiv, …

Justice Department to Offer More Rewards to Corporate Whistleblowers

The U.S. Justice Department is expanding its whistleblower program to coax more tipsters to disclose corporate misconduct by offering monetary rewards, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said. The Justice Department is already authorized to dole out awards for information that …

Fidelity Investigations: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Claims Outcomes (Part 2)

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series. The first part of the story ran on Claims Journal on March 4. Throughout the fidelity claims handling process, issues or challenges may arise for which parties involved must reconcile. …