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$4.2 Million Verdict Reflects Rise in Dog Bite Claims
Inside This Article: An 82-year-old woman in Georgia was awarded over $4.2 million in relation to a 2020 incident in which she was attacked by her neighbor’s dog. Settlements for dog bites and other Personal Liability claims are on the rise as medical and legal costs continue to climb. The cost of dog bite-related injury claims increased 18.3% in
2 Cranes Fall from Building, Raising Insurance Concerns
Inside This Article: Two “spyder” cranes came crashing down onto a scaffolding outside a 12-story building that was under construction. No injuries were reported related to the incident, which occurred just a day after a partial stop-work order at the site was rescinded. This type of incident could lead to reputational damage as well as costly lawsuits, which can
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The family of an 85-year-old woman who was fatally attacked by an alligator while walking her dog in her Florida backyard has filed a lawsuit against the housing complex\'s owners. According to the Associated Press, the suit filed January 25 against Wynne Building Corp. alleges its employees were aware of the alligator at the Spanish Lakes senior housing complex and…
Consumers will spend a record-breaking $6.4 billion on Valentine\'s Day jewelry purchases this year, according to a recent survey from the National Retail Federation. The annual survey shows that total Valentine\'s Day spending in the U.S. will reach $14.2 billion, another record, INSTORE Magazine reported Jan. 30. Although consumers expected to spend an average of…
Experts are sounding the alarm over the risk of infections and other negative outcomes that patients could face after receiving treatments at medical spas, or med spas, which have boomed in popularity in recent years. According to a recent NBC News report, physicians are seeing more adverse reactions linked to the facilities and there are growing concerns over the clinics…
Up to 25 boats were damaged when heavy snow caused a roof collapse at a marina in Knox County, Tennessee, on Jan. 15. The head harbor master at the Concord Marina told WBIR Channel 10 News that one of its covered docks \"got pancaked on top of the boats,\" damaging some of the most expensive vessels held there. The winter…
Business travelers using unsecured networks and personal devices while away from the office could be putting their companies at greater risk for cybercrime, new data suggests. According to a World Travel Protection survey, just 36% of American companies require two-factor authentication on employees’ devices, 32% use antivirus software, and 30% have their employees use a virtual private network, or VPN,…
Many of the primary factors that influenced the status of the Property & Casualty (P&C) market in 2023 are likely to remain in 2024. We continue to operate in a comparatively hard environment marked by rising but moderating rates on some lines of business, where it is often necessary to layer available capacity that includes carefully worded terms and conditions…
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