China’s Insurance Giant Ping An Increasingly Focuses on ‘Technology Plus Finance’ December 3, 2019 By Bloomberg Markets Just 31 years after it was founded in China’s southern city of Shenzhen, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. has grown...
Typhoon Kammuri Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 3, Displacing 500,000 More December 3, 2019 By Cecilia Yap and Ditas Lopez The Philippines reopened its main airport late Tuesday as Typhoon Kammuri heads to the South China Sea, leaving at least...
New Oklahoma Law, Workplace Shooting Fears Prompt Security Changes December 3, 2019 By Sean Murphy Security is not subtle at the sprawling campus of human resources technology giant Paycom in Oklahoma City. Off-duty police officers...
ISMIE Mutual Completes Merger with Southeast Michigan Physicians’ Insurance December 3, 2019 The ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. has completed a merger with the Southeast Michigan Physicians’ Insurance Co. (SEMPIC) after receiving all...
Ohio Court to Consider Teacher Liability in Bullying Case December 3, 2019 The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over whether educators were reckless in failing to prevent an...
Analysis: Louisiana Government Cyberattack Could Have Been Worse December 3, 2019 By Melinda Deslatte The cyberattack on Louisiana’s state government computer servers disrupted agency operations and made going to the Office of Motor Vehicles...
Texas Plant Rocked by Explosions Was Declared High Priority Violator by EPA December 3, 2019 By Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune The Port Neches, Texas, chemical plant where two explosions and a fire prompted widespread mandatory evacuations on Nov. 27 has...
Kansas County to Pay $37.5K to Officer Bitten by Police Dog December 3, 2019 A Kansas county has agreed to pay $37,500 to a Wichita police officer who was bitten by a sheriff deputy’s...
Vape Crisis Prompts Calls for Greater Clarity in Cannabis Regulation December 3, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield Cannabis industry lawyers are calling for greater clarity around regulation of the cannabis industry. Panelists at the 2019 Professional Liability...
Reinsurers Pressure Life Insurers Over Vaping Health Risks December 3, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn, Suzanne Barlyn and Noor Zainab Hussain Global reinsurers are stepping up their warnings to life insurer clients about the potential risks of vaping, putting pressure on...