Claims Journal

A federal judge on Thursday pressed lawyers for more information on several points of artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s proposed $1.5 billion settlement with authors who accused it of misusing... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

NASHVILLE—The future of property/casualty insurance is here and it looks a lot like … a devoted personal assistant for the policyholder, one that moves at lightning speed and never complains or takes a day... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

Claims for mild hybrid electric vehicles surged to record highs in North America, with year-over-year increases of 25% in the U.S. and 33% in Canada, a new report shows. Claims for MHEVs were up 5.69% in the... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

Insurance fraud is not a new problem. What has changed is the ease with which a fraudulent claim can be made to look legitimate. Tools that once required technical skill are now free and can be used by anyone... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

U.S. workers’ compensation net written premium decreased 0.2% in 2025, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance. NCCI reported that while the calendar year 2025 combined ratio for... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

The cost of a surplus-lines homeowners’ policy in Florida is now about the same as admitted-market HO policies, reflecting the growing trend for excess and surplus firms across the state and beyond,... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

El Niño is likely to develop soon, with an 82% probability during May-July 2026, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday. El Niño is expected to continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter,... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

From drought to ping-pong size hail and unseasonable warmth, weather extremes have wheat farmers reaching for their phones to ring their insurance adjusters to assess the viability of their crops. Oklahoma... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

OpenAI would support the creation of a global governance body for artificial intelligence led by the U.S. and including China as a member, a top company executive said, hours before the start of President... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

Newswise — In managing airport traffic, small errors can cause catastrophe. A group from the CMU Robotics Institute’s AirLab used the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Bridges-2 supercomputer to... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

New Zealand’s government said on Tuesday it would change climate legislation to prevent courts from finding companies liable in private cases for climate change-related harm caused by greenhouse gas... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

Hedge fund boss Crispin Odey has settled a handful of personal injury claims brought by women claiming sexual assault. Odey bought an end to the claims ahead of a London trial due to start next month,... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

Shutterstock will pay $35 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that the online provider of stock photography, graphics and videos misled consumers about its subscription plans and made it... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

Reconstruction cost inflation in the U.S. cooled in the second quarter, offering a bit of relief for insurers and businesses, a new report shows. Verisk’s Q2 2026 360Value Quarterly Reconstruction Cost... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

CommScope Holding Co. was sued by a group of lenders who allege the telecommunications provider breached a debt agreement by failing to pay a prescribed premium of at least $150 million following a key asset... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

The parents of a man who died of an accidental drug overdose last year sued OpenAI and its founder and CEO Sam Altman in a California court on Tuesday, alleging the man was coached to take a dangerous... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

Typhoon activity in the Northwest Pacific Ocean is expected to be the highest this year since 2015, according to commercial forecaster Tropical Storm Risk. The projection for 2026 is 25% above the historical... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

A record number of people are expected to travel by car over Memorial Day weekend, a sign of resilient demand for fuel amid surging pump prices, at least for now. Some 39.1 million people are projected to... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

PayPal Holdings Inc. has agreed to resolve a U.S. Justice Department probe into allegations the company had violated federal civil rights laws when it started an initiative to support minority-owned... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…

Countries in the European Economic Area and Switzerland have committed almost 200 billion euros ($235 billion) to their electric vehicle ecosystem, research group New Automotive said on Tuesday. The... claimsjournal.com/news/national/…