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Boy Scouts Face Insurance, Bankruptcy Challenges Over Sex Abuse Claims
Dec 20 2018 // It took Robb Lawson until he was 45 to finally confront a dark memory from his days as a Boy Scout. Lawson was a teenager at the time, a member of a troop in Georgia, picked to attend a wilderness challenge to win entry in...
Texas Lawmaker: Build Casinos on Coast to Subsidize Wind Insurance
Dec 18 2018 // A Texas lawmaker has proposed subsidizing the state’s underfunded windstorm insurance and flooding assistance by building casinos in coastal counties. State Rep. Joe Deshotel filed the bill on Dec. 7 to cover the...
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Wade to Step Down
Dec 18 2018 // Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Katharine Wade plans to step down from her position on December 19, 2018. Connecticut’s incoming Governor-elect Ned Lamont, who is set to take office on January 9, will...
Effect of Judge Ruling Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional Delayed for Appeal
Dec 17 2018 // Obamacare was struck down by a Texas federal judge in a ruling that casts uncertainty on insurance coverage for millions of U.S. residents, drawing sharp condemnation from some medical professionals and a vow for action by...
Reuters Special Report: J&J Knew About Asbestos in Baby Powder for Decades
Dec 17 2018 // Darlene Coker knew she was dying. She just wanted to know why. She knew that her cancer, mesothelioma, arose in the delicate membrane surrounding her lungs and other organs. She knew it was as rare as it was deadly, a...
People
Dec 17 2018 // Frenkel & Company – an EPIC Company has hired risk management and insurance professional Michael Power as a principal. Power will be based in Frenkel’s New York, N.Y., office and report to Phil Remig, the...
Penn. High Court Rules Employer Has Duty to Safeguard Employees’ Personal Info
Dec 17 2018 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that an employer has a legal duty to use reasonable care in safeguarding its employees’ sensitive personal information stored on an internet-accessible computer. This vacates...
Connecticut Insurance Department Partnering with RiskGenius in Tech Pilot Program
Dec 14 2018 // The Connecticut Insurance Department is one of nine state insurance regulators participating in a pilot program to test a web-based platform that uses machine learning. The pilot states are partnering with RiskGenius, a...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Grill Natural Gas Execs After September Explosions
Dec 14 2018 // Natural gas companies in Massachusetts are compromising safety by increasingly turning to outside contractors for pipeline work while cutting back on staff that would oversee these projects, state lawmakers said Tuesday at...
Florida Judge Rules Deputy Had Duty to Protect in Parkland School Shooting Suit
Dec 14 2018 // A judge has rejected a deputy’s claim that he had no duty to confront the gunman during the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Refusing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parent of a victim, Broward Circuit Judge...
New York Lawmakers Pledge to Change Laws That Enable Predatory Lending
Dec 13 2018 // New York legislators are pledging to change laws that have allowed predatory lenders to use the state court system to seize the assets of thousands of small businesses across the country. Brad Hoylman, incoming chairman of...
UK Fintech Startup Revolut Gets EU Banking License in Lithuania
Dec 13 2018 // Revolut, the London-based financial technology startup, has obtained a European banking license as Brexit looms, with plans to launch checking and savings accounts as well as retail and business lending. The Bank of...
Current Congress Unlikely to Pass Federal Bill to Speed Up Driverless Vehicles
Dec 13 2018 // A landmark U.S. bill that would speed adoption of self-driving cars is now “a long shot” to pass before the current Congress adjourns in the coming weeks, a key Republican senator behind the legislation...
Senate OK of Farm Bill Sends It to President Trump Who Is Expected to Sign It
Dec 12 2018 // The House cleared farm legislation that renews agricultural subsidies and food aid for low-income families without a controversial provision backed by conservatives and President Donald Trump that would have toughened work...
UK Prime Minister Survives Confidence Vote but Party Is Bitterly Divided
Dec 12 2018 // Prime Minister Theresa May survived a confidence vote from her Conservative party on Wednesday, but more than a third of her lawmakers said she was no longer the right leader to implement Britain’s exit from the...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Eye Action on Natural Gas Safety Bill
Dec 12 2018 // Top Statehouse Democrats say they’re hoping to pass legislation aimed at improving natural gas infrastructure safety before the end of the year. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker filed the bill. On Monday, he met with...
Senate Passes Farm Bill with Crop Insurance, Food Stamps, Hemp Farming
Dec 12 2018 // The Senate passed a five-year farm bill renewing agricultural subsidies and food aid for low-income families after weeks of negotiations over work requirements for food stamp recipients and a last-minute snag over forestry...
UK Prime Minister Defers Brexit Vote, Raising Risk of No Deal
Dec 10 2018 // Theresa May is playing for time. Faced with a humiliating defeat on her Brexit deal, the embattled U.K. prime minister announced to the House of Commons she would defer a vote and return to Brussels to seek...
Penn. High Court Rules Employer Has Duty to Safeguard Employees’ Personal Info
Dec 10 2018 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that an employer has a legal duty to use reasonable care in safeguarding its employees’ sensitive personal information stored on an internet-accessible computer. This vacates...
Texas Water Board: Cost to Curb Flooding over 10 Years – $31.5B
Dec 10 2018 // The cost to curtail damaging flooding across Texas over the next 10 years is more than $31.5 billion and state officials are urging lawmakers to adopt legislation meant to end a cycle of “repairing and...
