Crum & Forster Acquires Aspen’s Food and Beverage Product Recall Business December 2, 2020 Specialty insurer Crum & Forster (C&F) has acquired the renewal rights of Aspen’s U.S. food and beverage product recall insurance...
Lockton Adds 3 Managing Directors from Aon to Its Transaction Liability Practice December 2, 2020 Global insurance broker Lockton reports that three transaction liability advisors from Aon — Joshua Halpern, Gaurav Sud and Eric Ziff...
Former Tesla Employee Settles Over Theft of Trade Secrets, False Claims to Media December 2, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A former Tesla Inc. factory employee will pay Elon Musk’s electric car maker $400,000 after it accused him of tipping...
Trumps Want Court to Approve Arbitration for Marketing Fraud Lawsuit December 2, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A lawyer for Donald Trump on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to halt a lawsuit accusing the U.S. president...
Health Workers, Nursing Homes Should Get First COVID Vaccines, Says CDC December 2, 2020 By Julie Steenhuysen and Manojna Maddipatla A panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday voted 13 to 1...
Supreme Court Justices Tackle Company Liability for Human Rights Abuses December 2, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared wary of barring lawsuits against American companies over alleged human rights abuses abroad...
Duke to Lead Expanded Actuarial, Analytics Practice at Xceedance December 1, 2020 insurance consulting and technology firm Xceedance announced the expansion of its global actuarial and analytics services practice, led by Matthew...
Nasdaq to Require Increased Board Diversity Disclosure by Listed Companies December 1, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Exchange operator Nasdaq has proposed new rules for listed companies around board diversity and disclosure. According to a filing with...
Human Nature Thwarts Widespread Use of Apps Tracking Coronavirus Exposure December 1, 2020 By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News The app builders had planned for pranksters, ensuring that only people with verified COVID-19 cases could trigger an alert. They’d...
Judge Rejects Bayer’s $648 Million PCB Contamination Proposal December 1, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge has rejected Bayer AG’s proposed $648 million settlement of class-action litigation by cities and other claimants over...