Why Uber ‘Depends Heavily’ on Insurance April 15, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Uber Technologies Inc., on its way to an initial public offering that some media reports say could raise $10 billion,...
Gun Maker Remington to Appeal Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Ruling to Supreme Court April 10, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Having failed in Connecticut state court to block all claims brought by families of children killed in the Sandy Hook...
AIG Offers to Settle 7 Defamation Claims Against Cosby; Comedian Asserts Innocence April 8, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson American International Group, acting under a homeowner’s insurance policy it issued for comedian Bill Cosby, has settled defamation claims filed...
Microsoft Insurer Loses Bid To Recoup $175M from Xbox Chipmaker Hit by Fire April 4, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Microsoft Corp.’s captive insurer has lost its bid to recover $175 million in costs the software maker said it incurred...
A Mix of Flood Insurance Reforms April 1, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Conservation, CarFax-Like Disclosure, Means-Test for Rates Up for Discussion The federal flood insurance program has a knack for inspiring ideas...
House Committee Passes Bill to Protect Banks, Insurers Serving Marijuana Businesses March 29, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A House committee has advanced a bill to protect financial institutions from criminal prosecution for providing services to legal marijuana...
Marsh Partners with Insurers on Program to Help Firms Pick Best Cybersecurity Products March 27, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson What the insurance industry has done for auto and building safety products, insurance broker Marsh wants to extend to cybersecurity...
This Corn Syrup Ad Lawsuit from MillerCoors Is For You, Bud Light March 25, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson MillerCoors, maker of Miller Lite and Coors Lite beers, has sued Anheuser-Busch InBev, maker of Bud Light, claiming that Bud...
Microsoft Exec Says It’s Time to Revisit Big Tech’s Responsibility for Its Content March 25, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith has called for a broad effort by the technology sector to do more to halt...
Conservation, CarFax-Like Disclosure, Means-Test in Mix of Flood Insurance Reforms March 21, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The federal flood insurance program has a knack for inspiring ideas from reformers across the political spectrum on how to...