County Official: No Plans to Sue over Texas Chemical Plant Fire December 4, 2019 The top official of an east Texas county that evacuated 60,000 residents last week after a petrochemical plant exploded and...
Ratings of Iowa’s Petroleum Marketers Management Insurance Upgraded December 4, 2019 AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating...
Hospitals Sue to Block Trump Mandate on Cost Disclosure December 4, 2019 Hospital groups have challenged the Trump administration’s rule that requires hospitals to be more transparent about prices they charge patients...
Latest Tests Disprove FDA Claim of Asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder, J&J Says December 4, 2019 By Sanjana Shivdas and Carl O'Donnell Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that recent tests showed that Johnson’s Baby Powder was free of asbestos, after U.S....
The Lowdown: Innovation, Social Inflation, Hot Markets and More… December 4, 2019 By Pamela Simpson I recently had the benefit of attending the Society for Insurance Research 49th annual conference, where I was immersed in...
Insurer Estimates $2.5 Trillion Price Tag for 10-Year Fight Against Climate Change December 4, 2019 By Jana Randow Fighting climate change will cost companies worldwide nearly $2.5 trillion over the next 10 years, according to an estimate by...
Video Game Maker in California to Pay $10M in Gender Bias Case December 4, 2019 The maker of popular video game League of Legends has agreed to pay $10 million to female employees to settle...
Report on California Workers’ Comp Looks at Medical Provider Fraud December 4, 2019 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California in a follow-up analysis to its 2018 study that evaluated the potential...
Insurtech M&A: Applied Systems to Acquire Indio to Digitize Commercial Lines Sales December 4, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Leading insurance technology firm Applied Systems has agreed to acquire digital insurance technology startup Indio Technologies. The move will enable...
New York Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Funds for October Storm December 4, 2019 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for federal funding to help New York communities recover from Halloween storms packing...