2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (224+ words) A group of nine directors and officers liability insurers led by a unit of The Hartford has lost its bid for prejudgment interest on $90 million the insurers advanced to sportswear maker Under Armour during a multiyear coverage fight. U. S. District Judge…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (174+ words) Business Insurance this week launched a special video series marking 250 years of insurance in America, exploring the people, companies and events that have shaped one of the nation's oldest industries. "Insuring America" commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (237+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration added a grandfather clause to two similar bills introduced Friday that would change a state fund providing additional benefits to injured workers who already had a disability before suffering a later job-related injury. The budget…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (450+ words) American International Group and five other insurers face a lawsuit alleging they dragged out a coverage dispute for more than five years, sending Prudential Financial nearly 200 individual information requests while refusing to say whether they will pay a claim tied…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (53+ words) businessinsurance. com Generali's Q1 premiums climb 7% Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali Sp A grew its first-quarter gross written premiums to 28. 1 billion euros ($32. 7 billion), a 7% year-on-year increase, Life Insurance International reported. The insurer's consolidated operating result rose 8% to "2. 2 billion....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (319+ words) California's independent medical review program saw an increase in workers compensation medical disputes in 2025, while treatment denials were overturned at a lower rate than the prior year, according to a report released Tuesday. Maximus Federal Services, which administers the program,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (253+ words) Dermatological agents accounted for the largest share of workers compensation prescription payments in early 2025, with much of the spending concentrated in delivery pharmacies and physician dispensing channels, according to a report released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (217+ words) Rates in the specialty insurance market declined during 2025 and at Jan. 1, 2026, renewals, reaching levels last seen in 2021. At Jan. 1 renewals, 75% of the 42 material classes showed rate decreases, compared with 30% of classes in 2024, according to a report Wednesday from Willis Towers…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (333+ words) Hospital closures in rural areas disrupt access to care for injured workers but do not significantly increase workers compensation claim costs or disability duration, according to a Workers Compensation Research Institute study released Thursday. The study examined the impact of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (245+ words) Total workers compensation claim costs increased by an average of 6% per year from 2022 to 2025 in the median study state, driven by rising medical payments, indemnity benefits and claim administration expenses, according to research released Tuesday by the'Workers Compensation Research Institute....