The 'Hailstorm Bill,' goes into effect on Friday and reduces the 18% penalty insurers pay for unlawfully delaying or denying 'forces of nature' claims down to about 10%.
In addition to its economic impact, Harvey prompted thousands of residents along the Texas coast to flee their homes and caused Governor Greg Abbott to declare an emergency.
A federal judge dismissed a false arrest complaint a woman filed against Geico after she was jailed on charges of concealing her wrecked car she was supposed to turn over after the insurer paid $1,108 for it.
Insurance companies for a bank used in a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme are exempted from covering $25 million of the bank's settlement, a federal appeals court has ruled.
A federal court of appeals has affirmed a more than $8.2 million judgment against Nationwide Insurance in a contentious and closely-watched traffic fatality case.
California policyholders claim the insurer routinely underpays claims for damaged property by depreciating items not subject to such reductions under their policies or state law.
The trial revolved around claims that the wells insurer, Lloyds of London, improperly refused to reimburse some of the expenses the insured incurred to repair and replace the hurricane-damaged well.
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for potentially billions of dollars in legal claims against General Motors Co. over a deadly ignition-switch defect, turning away the companys appeal in a clash connected to its 2009 bankruptcy sale.