Courts Allowing Private Facebook Posts As Evidence in Lawsuits
It’s the latest litigation tactic in the online age: U.S. lawyers are trying to mine the private zones of Facebook and other social-media sites for photos, comments, status updates and other tidbits...
View ArticleInternet v. Courts: Googling for Perfect Jurors
When picking a jury, lawyers always try to stack the panel with people likely to take their side. Now, some are taking the vetting process to a new level: they’re quietly trawling social networks and...
View Article$430k Love Settlement Shows Tweets Can Be Costly
Courtney Love’s settlement of a case sparked by online attacks on a fashion designer show that while Twitter posts may be short, they can also be costly. The singer has agreed to pay Austin,...
View ArticleDisaster Plan Should Include Social Media, Says Hurricane Center
Nobody is going to push the “like” button for a hurricane, but the National Hurricane Center hopes to get some Facebook fans for its storm advisories. The hurricane center joined the online social...
View ArticleJudge Weighs Damages Against Indiana School Over MySpace Photos
An Indiana school district violated the First Amendment rights of two teenage girls who were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation, a federal judge...
View ArticleTop 5 Technology Priorities for P/C Insurers
Property/casualty insurance companies plan to invest in technology for underwriting, policy administration, consumer portals, predictive analytics/business intelligence and mobility/virtualization....
View ArticleFacebook Policies Tricky for Employers, Employees
In the age of instant tweets and impulsive Facebook posts, some companies are still trying to figure out how they can limit what their employees say about work online without running afoul of the law....
View ArticleEurope’s Risk Managers Concerned by Social Media Reputation Damage
The U.S. isn’t alone in having to deal with the increased threats from social media and the potential they pose to reputation risk, as well as the protection of confidential information. These risks...
View ArticleGEICO App Gives Facebook Users Access to Policies
GEICO is launching a new Facebook app called “GEICO Shortcuts,” which will give GEICO policyholders access to their insurance information using the functionality of the popular social networking site....
View Article‘Like’ Facebook in Driver’s Seat? Mercedes Offers App Inside Cars
At restaurants, at movies and at the office, checking Facebook has become a regular habit for many of the Internet social network’s more than 800 million users. Now that habit has reached a new...
View ArticleSocial Media Patent War Looms as Yahoo Threatens Facebook
Yahoo has demanded licensing fees from Facebook for use of its technology, the companies said on Monday, potentially engulfing social media in the patent battles and lawsuits raging across much of the...
View ArticleSocial Media Postings Lead to Firing of Texas Executive
Houston-based Francesca’s Holdings Corp. reported it has fired its chief financial officer, saying that he improperly communicated company information through social media. But the women’s clothing...
View ArticleXL Group, ABA Insurance Enhance EPLI Coverage for Commercial Businesses
The insurance operations of XL Group and ABA Insurance Services Inc., a managing general underwriter, have expanded their employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) product to include additional...
View ArticleEsurance Offering Discount to Texas Drivers for Facebook ‘Like’
Esurance announced it is now offering drivers in Texas a 10 percent discount on their car insurance for “liking” Esurance on Facebook. The company said “Like to Save” discount is a natural extension of...
View ArticleProgressive Reaches Settlement in Auto Claim Case Amid Online Protest
Progressive Corp. announced Thursday it reached a settlement with the family of Kaitlynn Fisher — a Progressive policyholder who died in an auto accident when her car was struck by an under-insured...
View ArticleITC Updates Web-Based Insurance Marketing Tracker for Agencies
Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), based in Carrollton, Texas, announced updates to its web-based audience engagement system, AgencyBuzz. The system helps agencies track effectiveness of email...
View ArticleCommentary: Sandy Shows Social Media is Practically Made for Insurers
In the days before Superstorm Sandy, there were many questions. When and where would it arrive, and what kind of destruction would it bring? Later these questions were replaced with others: were...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Launches New Media Liability Coverage
Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) has launched a new insurance coverage offering for both media companies and organizations that create or distribute media content called Cover Pro Media. PHLY’s...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Personal Lines: Technology Changing the Way Agents Do Business
Many believe there is still opportunity for independent insurance agents and their carriers to grab personal lines market share. But to do so they must find a way to compete against the giant direct...
View ArticleXL Group Add Wrongful Internet Usage Protection to Private Co. EPLI Policies
XL Group’s Private Commercial insurance business has added wrongful Internet usage protection to its employment practices liability coverage as part of its management liability package to help...
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