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Volkswagen Offers Diesel Owners $1,000 ‘Goodwill’ Payment
Nov 11 2015 // Volkswagen AG, reeling from an expanding scandal involving diesel cars it has admitted it rigged to pass U.S. pollution tests, announced Monday that owners of the vehicles will receive $1,000 in what the company calls a...
Liberty International Names Finnegan Chief Underwriting Officer for U.S.
Nov 11 2015 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed Michael Finnegan to the newly-created position of chief underwriting officer for U.S. operations. Prior to joining LIU, Finnegan was...
Trying to Fit In at Work, Veterans Downplay Military Service, Injuries
Nov 11 2015 // Almost a third of U.S. veterans in civilian jobs hide their war injuries from employers and many downplay their military service to get along with co-workers, according to a new study by the Center for Talent...
The Perilous North Atlantic – Europe’s War Time American Lifeline
Nov 10 2015 // Crossing the North Atlantic on a modern ocean liner is a pleasant and mostly uneventful experience these days. But gazing into the depths of the presently rather stormy ocean evokes the past, and the deadly conflicts,...
Indiana-Based Zimmer Wins First NexGen Flex Knee Devices Case
Nov 10 2015 // Indiana-based medical device manufacturer Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. has been cleared of liability in the first of more than 900 U.S. lawsuits to go to trial over claims that its NexGen Flex knee replacements were prone...
Judge Rules Punitive Damages Possible for GM in Ignition Case
Nov 10 2015 // General Motors Co. may be liable for punitive damages in lawsuits it faces over an ignition switch problem that prompted the recall of millions of vehicles last year, a U.S. judge said on Monday. The decision from U.S....
Judge Dismisses California Suit Against Apple Over Worker Searches
Nov 9 2015 // Apple Inc. persuaded a judge to throw out a lawsuit by employees of the company’s retail stores in California seeking back pay for time spent in “demoralizing” security searches when they left work for...
VW Engineers Admit Rigging CO2 Emissions over Job Fears: Report
Nov 9 2015 // Several Volkswagen engineers have admitted manipulating carbon dioxide emissions data because goals set by former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn were difficult to achieve, reported Bild am Sonntag, the Berlin-based...
All Web Leads to Acquire Bankrate’s Insurance Division
Nov 9 2015 // Austin, Texas-based All Web Leads (AWL), a Genstar Capital portfolio company, announced an agreement to acquire insuranceQuotes.com, Bankrate Inc.’s insurance division. The total transaction purchase price is $165...
Officials: Most Poultry Farms Affected by Bird Flu Can Restock
Nov 8 2015 // Most commercial chicken and turkey farms that were infected by the bird flu have been cleared to restock, agriculture officials said, but scientists still will keep a close eye on migrating birds and test thousands to see...
Supreme Court to Review Religious Groups’ Claims Over Obamacare Birth Control Benefit
Nov 6 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled a new showdown over Obamacare and religious rights, agreeing to hear contentions by faith-based groups that they shouldn’t have to facilitate what they consider to be immoral...
Russian Air Crash Bomb Theories Highlight Insider Threat to Aviation Security
Nov 6 2015 // The possibility that Islamic terrorists smuggled a bomb onto a Russian jet flying home from Egypt highlights a new area of worry for aviation security: the insider threat. Instead of focusing on a small cadre of al-Qaeda...
Illinois Supreme Court Voids $10.1B Philip Morris ‘Light’ Verdict
Nov 5 2015 // The Illinois Supreme Court on Nov. 4 threw out a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA in a long-running lawsuit accusing the Altria Group Inc. unit of misleading smokers about the health risks of...
2,000 Corn Farmers, Handlers, Exporters Sue Syngenta
Nov 4 2015 // About 2,000 farmers, grain handlers and corn exporters have filed lawsuits against Swiss biotechnology company Syngenta now that a federal judge has ruled their cases have merit to move forward. The lawsuits allege...
Allstate Profit Down in Q3 as Auto Claims Rise
Nov 4 2015 // Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. car and home insurer, said third-quarter profit slipped 17 percent as claims rose and policy growth slowed in the automobile insurance business. Net income decreased to $650...
Survey Shows Signs of Midwest Economic Slowdown
Nov 3 2015 // Figures plunged in an October survey of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states, the third straight month of declines that suggest a regional economic slowdown, according to a report released on Nov. 2. The...
Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers
Nov 2 2015 // The U.S. workers’ compensation market saw solid gains in 2014, thanks in part to premium increases and favorable claims frequency. This was the fourth consecutive year in which the industry reported improved results,...
El Faro Owner Seeks U.S. Maritime Liability Limit on Death Claims
Nov 2 2015 // The owner of the U.S. cargo ship El Faro that sank in a powerful hurricane off the Bahamas nearly a month ago has filed for protection in Florida federal court from claims it is liable for the deaths of its 33 crew...
Update: Investigators Expected to Quickly Unravel Mystery of Russian Plane Crash
Nov 2 2015 // Investigators probing the crash of an Airbus Group SE jetliner in Egypt will focus on how a plane built to withstand extreme turbulence and equipped with devices meant to prevent flight maneuvers that might break it apart...
US and UK to Hold Joint Exercise to Test Cyber Security of Global Financial Firms
Nov 2 2015 // The US and British governments will hold a joint exercise to test cyber security and information sharing arrangements involving global financial institutions, according to the UK National Computer Emergency Response Team...
