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Hawaii on Thursday agreed to take action to decarbonize its transportation system by 2045 to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their rights under its constitution with infrastructure that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

A man’s fight with a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based insurer over the interest payment on a $1.5 million lead paint judgment was reinstated Thursday by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Dinos Iordanou was well known and respected in the industry, and a story about his unexpected death has garnered considerable attention this week.

Insurance broker Howden Group said it has helped create the world's first warranty and indemnity policy for carbon credits as part of efforts to improve trust in the market.

American International Group Inc.’s win against the former head of its legal operations center was upheld Thursday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

It’s unclear whether two concertgoers who dropped their claims against the pop star Madonna and the concert promoter Live Nation over late concert start times saw that they couldn’t justify their lawsuit, according to Rolling Stone magazine.

Four insurers said in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that Norfolk Southern Corp.’s negligence caused the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and that they should be reimbursed for claims they paid to property owners.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday that it cited a Georgia plastic and resin manufacturer after a worker was fatally crushed inside of a machine.

While overall prescription drug costs per claim in workers compensation continued to dip in 2023, topical medications and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are top cost-drivers, according to a study released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

NFP Corp., a unit of Aon PLC, said Thursday it has hired former American Global LLC surety leader Jim Merrill, as senior vice president, construction and infrastructure.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit filed by Erie Insurance Exchange and five of its subsidiaries seeking to bar the Maryland Insurance Administration from publicly releasing determination letters regarding discriminatory conduct was correctly dismissed.