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Archive: June 2024

Social Media Giants Avoid School Districts’ Addiction Claims
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2024
Social Media Giants Avoid School Districts’ Addiction Claims
Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media companies won the dismissal of novel claims in hundreds of lawsuits brought by school districts seeking to recover costs for addressing the negative impacts of students’ social media use. A California state judge …
All the Major Legal Battles Elon Musk and His Companies Are Facing
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2024
All the Major Legal Battles Elon Musk and His Companies Are Facing
Elon Musk and his companies are embroiled in dozens of lawsuits, ranging from fatal crashes blamed on Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot system to civil rights complaints over the treatment of employees. Tesla’s board and Musk were hit Thursday with another suit …
Car Maker Stellantis Extends Preventive Recall to Other Models Over Airbag Worries
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2024
Car Maker Stellantis Extends Preventive Recall to Other Models Over Airbag Worries
Car maker Stellantis has preventively extended a recall of vehicles with potentially faulty airbags to more Citroen and DS models, as well as the Opel brand, spokespeople for the carmaker told Reuters on Friday. Citroen C4, DS4 and DS5 models …
Marsh McLennan’s Carpenter Launches Capital & Advisory Group, Led by Schnieders
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2024
Marsh McLennan’s Carpenter Launches Capital & Advisory Group, Led by Schnieders
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business unit of Marsh McLennan, announced the formation of the Capital & Advisory group as part of its Global Capital Solutions unit. The business also announced the appointment of Alexander Schnieders as global head of Capital …
US Military Confirms Houthi Missile Strikes on Two Ships in Gulf of Aden
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2024
US Military Confirms Houthi Missile Strikes on Two Ships in Gulf of Aden
Yemen’s Houthi damaged two commercial vessels in missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden in the last 24 hours as part of the militia group’s ongoing campaign against international ocean shipping, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday. The Iran-backed …
Russian Oil Tanker Does Secret Cargo Switch Near Singapore to Dodge US Sanctions
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2024
Russian Oil Tanker Does Secret Cargo Switch Near Singapore to Dodge US Sanctions
The first Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver crude while under US sanctions made a secret cargo transfer onto another ship, a sign of the lengths to which Moscow is going to undermine the effectiveness of American restrictions on its …
Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook Revised to Positive on Robust Profits, Tighter T&Cs
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2024
Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook Revised to Positive on Robust Profits, Tighter T&Cs
The market segment outlook for the global reinsurance segment has been revised to positive from stable after the sector saw robust profit margins in 2023, according to AM Best, which attributed the sector’s improved performance to higher attachment points and …
Former Allianz Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over $7-Billion Funds Collapse
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2024
Former Allianz Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over $7-Billion Funds Collapse
A former Allianz fund manager pleaded guilty on Friday over his role in a meltdown of private investment funds sparked by the pandemic that caused an estimated $7 billion of investor losses. Gregoire Tournant, 57, of Basalt, Colorado, admitted to …
Person With Bird Flu Dies in Mexico: WHO
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2024
Person With Bird Flu Dies in Mexico: WHO
A person with prior health complications who had contracted bird flu died in Mexico in April and the source of exposure to the virus was unknown, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. WHO said the current risk of bird …
Top Law Firms in US Opioid Lawsuits to Get Hundreds of Millions in Fees
Insurance Journal | June 10, 2024
Top Law Firms in US Opioid Lawsuits to Get Hundreds of Millions in Fees
A court-appointed panel on Friday recommended how to divvy up a pool of $2.13 billion in legal fees from nationwide drug industry settlements over the U.S. opioid crisis, with top firms set to receive hundreds of millions of dollars. The …