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New Jersey Property Flood Risk Disclosure Law Going Into Effect

A New Jersey law requiring residential and commercial landlords and sellers of real estate to disclose any flood history and potential flood risks to prospective renters and purchasers goes into effect Wednesday, March 20. Prior to the adoption of the …

Bankruptcy Court Approves New Jersey Diocese’s $87.5M Plan for Abuse Victims

Almost three-and-one-half years after the Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey filed for bankruptcy citing financial effects from the pandemic and sexual abuse settlements, its Chapter 11 reorganization plan has been approved. The final plan, the ninth amended proposal, establishes …

Ferrari Sued for Failing to Fix ‘Life-Threatening’ Brake Defect

Ferrari NV was accused in a US lawsuit of failing to fix a “dangerous safety defect” with the brakes in some of its luxury sports cars despite issuing multiple recalls. The recalls were no more than “an interim corrective measure” …

Reckitt Chief Defends Safety of Baby Formula, Will Fight Verdict

Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc’s chief executive officer vowed to fight to overturn a verdict that blamed one of the company’s Enfamil formulas for the death of a premature baby. Enfamil Premature 24 “is safe and critical and we have no …

California Insurer of Last Resort Is Unprepared for Big Disaster

California’s property insurer of last resort told lawmakers that it’s financially unprepared to cover the costs of a major catastrophe in the state. The plan now faces $311 billion in potential losses, up from $50 billion six years ago, California …

Reckitt Unit Hit With $60 Million Verdict in Enfamil Baby Formula Case

An Illinois jury has ordered Reckitt Benckiser unit Mead Johnson to pay $60 million to the mother of a premature baby who died of an intestinal disease after being fed the company’s Enfamil baby formula. The jury in an Illinois …

Marsh Specialty: 2024 Elections to Direct Global Course for Next Decade-Plus

More than 60 elections will be held worldwide in 2024, and the outcomes will likely affect international relationships, drive policy uncertainty and disrupt markets, Marsh Specialty leaders said in a new political risk report. “The outcomes of the elections taking …

Viewpoint: UIM Coverage and The ‘Floating Layer’ Theory

Most insurance claims professionals understand that, as opposed to uninsured motorist (UM) coverage, which pays damages to an insured who is involved in an accident with an uninsured driver, underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage is automobile insurance coverage which protects an …

Study Quantifies Rise in School Shootings and Fatalities Since 1970

The incidence of school shootings more than quadrupled over the past 53 years, according to a study analyzing data from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, analyzed …

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 …