Energy companies in some sectors have deferred asset maintenance and upgrades over the past several years, which has resulted in a rush of claims approaching billion-dollar losses.
The two cases of overheating equipment involved the NEMA 14-30 adapters, which are sometimes used to charge Tesla vehicles via clothes-drier appliance outlets in U.S. homes.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the whistleblowers in a case alleging State Farm acted improperly in processing insurance claims after Hurricane Katrina.