Emerging Risks


February 08, 2018

Research using footage of everyday drivers in the United States has found that the percentage of crashes involving drowsiness is nearly eight times higher…

February 08, 2018

The Missouri Department of Insurance (the "DOI") has reported that, because of the work of its Consumer Affairs Division and Market Conduct…

February 08, 2018

Swiss Re has acknowledged in a statement that it is "engaged in preliminary discussions with SoftBank Group Corp." regarding a potential…

February 08, 2018

Joseph Anthony Mele, 33, of Ventura, California, has been denied parole after the parole board found that he still posed an unreasonable risk of violence…

February 08, 2018

A federal district court in New Jersey has ruled that a malpractice insurance carrier had to defend a lawyer in a lawsuit brought against him by an automobile…

February 08, 2018

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, reversing a district court decision, has ruled that Metropolitan Life Insurance Company breached the…

February 08, 2018

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, reversing a district court's decision, has examined when a lawyer had knowledge of facts that "might…

February 07, 2018

Facing continued negative publicity and pressure from Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") created the Superstorm Sandy…

February 07, 2018

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a district court decision that an insured was not entitled to coverage of a claim because…

February 07, 2018

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has issued the first Pennsylvania decision exploring the meaning of the term "purchase"…