A class-action lawsuit has been filed in an Australian court against Meta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram that alleges the social media platforms exposed children to harmful content and kept them addicted through algorithms. The lawsuit, filed in the Federal Court, Australia’s second-highest, by law firm MinterEllison this month could be the first in Australia to …
Burnell-Nugent named chief executive as Kearns moves up to chair Source link
The battle over Chicago’s food delivery robots has reached the courts, with two customers accusing the companies behind them of collecting their biometric data without consent. The men filed separate class-action lawsuits in Cook County court Oct. 9 against Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics, alleging the companies violated a state privacy law. They claim the …
Carrier looks to develop its international underwriting proposition and expand entertainment proposition Source link
In the long-simmering clash between property insurers and public adjusters, the adjusters now have Florida’s chief law enforcement officer on their side, after state Attorney General James Uthmeier announced his office will investigate anti-public adjuster endorsements in some Florida insurance policies. Uthmeier, now in a tight race against Democrat Jose Javier Rodriguez, announced Tuesday, Oct. …
Clarisse Kopff was responsible for company’s P&C reinsurance business in Europe and Latin America Source link
W.R. Berkley Corp. Chairman, President and CEO W. Robert Berkley, Jr. chose the third quarter of 2026 to enlighten analysts on the insurer’s journey parallel to society’s breakneck adoption of technological advances and its effect on the economy. “My colleagues many, many years ago recognized the importance of data and how that role was going …
Severe convective storms affected Germany, France, Switzerland and northern Italy between July 13 and 19 Source link
Home insurance rates have risen so dramatically over the last decade that the average premium now exceeds the average property-tax bill in two-thirds of US counties, according to an analysis published Monday by Bloomberg Intelligence. It points to the role of insurance in the larger affordability crunch that is putting pressure on households and shaping …
With a new insurance contract law still being bedded in, a government determined to favour local reinsurers and a polarised… Source link
Insurers seeking personal and commercial lines rate changes in California can go through a voluntary review process that makes the California Department of Insurance’s initial rate analysis public before they formally file rate applications. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday introduced the Comprehensiveness Review Regulation, which allows the CDI to publish initial rate range …
Gallagher Re’s Loisel says alternative capital will be ‘sustainable’ part of casualty reinsurance market Source link