U.S. Approves Commercial Drone Flights Over Populated Areas With Tracking December 29, 2020 By Alan Levin Commercial drone use for deliveries and services cleared a major hurdle in the U.S. with new rules allowing the devices...
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts Trademark Tiff Over Use of ‘Scout’ Part of Recruitment Battle December 29, 2020 By Larry Neumeister The Girl Scouts are in a “highly damaging” recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core...
Heavily Criticized Pennsylvania Veterans’ Home Sued Over COVID-19 Outbreak December 29, 2020 By Marc Levy A state-run veterans’ home in Pennsylvania heavily criticized for its handling of a coronavirus outbreak inside its walls drew a...
Former N.Y. Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Unearned Wages December 29, 2020 A former New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) officer has pled guilty to forging paperwork falsely...
Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: East Region December 29, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield From questions over business interruption policy coverage spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic to property damage due to civil unrest, as...
Ant Group Weighs Forming Holding Company, Regulated Like Traditional Financial Firms December 29, 2020 By Julie Zhu and Cheng Leng Ant Group Co Ltd is considering folding most of its online financial businesses, including consumer lending, into a holding company...
Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: Southeast Region December 29, 2020 By Amy O'Connor It was another busy year for the Southeast region – from Florida’s distressed property insurance market to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: Midwest Region December 29, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones COVID 19: Lawsuits and More Hundreds, if not thousands, of lawsuits have been filed across the U.S. in relation to...
Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: South Central Region December 29, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones Hurricanes, Hurricanes and Tropical Storms It can’t come as any surprise that hurricanes and tropical storms topped the list of...
Insurers Not Quitting on Cyber Even as Risks Mount December 29, 2020 By Mark Hollmer It could go down as one of the most significant cyber attacks yet. Russian hackers breached a number of U.S....