Archive for April 2025

Three-quarters of small businesses reported a workplace injury in the past year, while mental health-related injuries grew to become the most common workplace injury, a report using data from more than 1,000 small business owners shows. The report examines the … Source: Claims Journal

The U.K. government will pass legislation compelling companies providing IT services to critical national infrastructure to improve their cyber defenses after a wave of attacks by Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. As many as 1,000 firms will fall under … Source: Claims Journal

RYZE Claims Solutions has acquired Leading-Edge Claims Service and Acorn Claims in separate deals. Leading-Edge will operate as a division of RYZE, and its founder, Troy Hansen, will lead operations. Southlake, Texas-based Leading-Edge Claims Service is a provider of claims … Source: Claims Journal

Volkswagen AG, Renault SA and Stellantis NV were among the hardest hit in a €458 million ($495 million) package of fines dished out by the European Union against carmakers for participating in an illegal cartel for the recycling of end-of-life … Source: Claims Journal

The question has come up wondering if smoke damage is covered for those homes that were impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires but were not damaged by the actual fires. A cloud of smoke from a fire is larger than … Source: Claims Journal

One of California’s most famed art institutions, the Getty, is turning to the bond market for $500 million to help preserve its masterpieces as the state prepares for another fire-prone summer. The J. Paul Getty Trust is expected to sell … Source: Claims Journal

Johnson & Johnson shares fell the most in five years after the company’s plan to settle thousands of talc-related lawsuits through bankruptcy was shot down in court. The ruling means J&J will have to fight roughly 60,000 claims brought by … Source: Claims Journal

California is emerging from its wettest time of the year with new fire and drought risks. The state is scheduled to measure the snowpack amassed over winter on Tuesday — April 1 is the typical peak point before springtime melting. … Source: Claims Journal

The family of Stephane Roy, a Canadian entrepreneur killed in a helicopter accident in 2019, has filed a C$50 million ($35 million) lawsuit against manufacturer Robinson Helicopter Co. Roy and his 15-year-old son Justin disappeared that summer while returning from … Source: Claims Journal

Fuji Media should apologize to victims of a sexual assault scandal and set up a mechanism to address human rights-related grievances involving the company, according to a report commissioned by the Japanese broadcaster and released on Monday. The probe followed … Source: Claims Journal