Articles by Julie Johnsson, Allyson Versprille and Madlin Mekelburg

Boeing Completes Deal to Plead Guilty Over 737 Max Crashes

Boeing Co. has completed an agreement with the US government to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy in connection with two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, setting the stage for a possible courtroom confrontation with relatives of those who …

Fortune 500’s Insured Losses for CrowdStrike Could Reach $1 Billion: Parametrix

The total direct financial loss facing the US Fortune 500 companies, excluding Microsoft, from the CrowdStrike outage on July 19 is $5.4 billion, modeling and insurance services firm Parametrix estimates. The portion of the loss covered under cyber insurance policies …

SCA Claim Services Adds Trozzo to Auto Division

SCA Claim Services named Ron Trozzo as a national director for its auto operations division. Trozzo has 15 years of experience in claims adjusting and collision management. Trozzo was most recently in claims with Tesla. SCA Claim Services is a …

How a Perfect Storm Sent Church Insurance Rates Skyrocketing

The Rev. John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his church’s accountant with some bad news. Church Mutual, the church’s insurance company, had dropped them. “This does not make …

NAIC Survey: 1-in-4 Gen Z Adults Can Define ‘Deductible’ and ‘Co-Pay’

Just 27% of Gen Z adults could correctly identify the insurance terms “deductible” and 29% knew how to define “copay,” a new survey shows. The survey from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners also found 22% of Gen Z respondents …

What the Temperature Doesn’t Tell You About Extreme Heat’s Hazards

After its nationwide rollout on Earth Day, the HeatRisk forecasting tool is getting a real-world test as deadly temperatures stress much of the US. Created by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …

Rivian to Face Trial in Tesla Trade Secrets Theft Case, Judge Says

Electric car maker Rivian Automotive will go on trial over allegations that it encouraged its employees who defected from Elon Musk’s Tesla to steal trade secrets, according to a tentative ruling issued by a California judge. Judge Theodore C. Zayner …

CrowdStrike’s Tests Failed to Flag Bug Behind Epic Crash

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., the cybersecurity company at the center of massive global IT outages, said that a bug in a quality-assurance tool the company uses to check updates for mistakes allowed flawed data to go out to customers, causing last …

Data Shows Hurricanes and Earthquakes Grab Headlines But Inland Counties Top Disaster List

Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded. It was the 13th time in 12 years …

Analyzing Business Income Losses Following Ingress/Egress & Service Interruptions

Let’s take a look at catastrophe-related perils that could impact any business in a post-pandemic and/or stabilized economy—specifically, ingress/egress limitations and power outages. Ingress and egress are terms to reference the act of entering and leaving a location. In the …