Vaping-Related Death Count Rises to 18, Illnesses Surpass 1,000: CDC October 4, 2019 By Julie Steenhuysen and Manas Mishra U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 18 deaths due to a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes and other vaping...
Insurers, Tech Firms Scramble to Keep Up With Cyber Risks October 4, 2019 By Mark Hollmer Despite progress, carriers are still falling short in how they approach cyber insurance and also how they cover events when...
FTC Orders E-Cigarette Makers to Relinquish Advertising, Sales Data October 4, 2019 By Bryan Pietsch The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ordered a half-dozen e-cigarette companies to turn over sales and advertising data, the federal...
Former Head of North Carolina GOP Pleads Guilty in Insurance Commissioner Bribery Case October 4, 2019 By Tom Foreman Jr. and Emery P. Dalesio The former chairman of North Carolina’s Republican Party admitted Wednesday that he broke the law by lying to federal agents...
Johnson & Johnson Says Oklahoma Judge Miscalculated Opioid Award October 3, 2019 By Sean Murphy An Oklahoma judge made a $107 million miscalculation when he ordered consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572...
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Grows by Another State October 3, 2019 By Don Jergler Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday ordered his administration to start working on regulations to bring Pennsylvania into the Regional...
High Hopes, Higher Hurdles for Pro-Cannabis SAFE Banking Act October 3, 2019 By Don Jergler Regardless of the odds facing a bill designed to enable regular banking and financial services for cannabis business, some experts...
Texas Surplus Lines Premium Up 16% Over 2018 October 3, 2019 Reported Texas surplus lines premium through the first three quarters of 2019 reached $5.35 billion, a 16.15% increase over the...
Relation Insurance Acquires Oklahoma’s Premier Consulting Partners October 3, 2019 Relation Insurance Services (Relation) has acquired the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based insurance brokerage Premier Consulting Partners LLC (Premier). Founded in 2014 by...
Global Insurance Accelerator Boosts Its Funding for Insurtech Startups October 3, 2019 The Iowa-based Global Insurance Accelerator will nearly double its seed funding for insurtechs accepted into the program in 2020. Nicole...