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An investigation by the Calif. DOI found that many group discounts 'disproportionately and adversely affected' millions of California drivers.
Unfortunately for the insured, raccoons are not subject to "the Pennsylvania Crimes Code or law governing human conduct."
The agreement will resolve all insurance subrogation claims arising from the 2017 Northern California wildfires and 2018 Camp Fire.
The more than $41 million settlement payment is the largest in the California Department of Insurance's history.
More victims are likely in the national insurance scam targeting consumers shopping for privately funded loans.
Lockton Affinity has agreed to pay a $1 million fine for administering a National Rifle Association-sponsored insurance program.
The changes are intended to lessen the chances of errors in the filing of loss costs, which help determine workers' comp rates.
A court rejected a breach of contract claim brought by a driver after Uber's insurer refused to cover injuries sustained in an accident.
Minnesota's Supreme Court ruled that a former NFL player's workers' comp claim failed on statute of limitations grounds.
An Okla. court ruled that a bank's insurer did not have to defend it in a lawsuit brought by a customer who was taken hostage.
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