Key Local Governments Opt Out of Big Opioid Class Action to Pursue Own Claims December 5, 2019 By Tom Hals Local governments in regions hard hit by the U.S. opioid epidemic have opted out of massive litigation taking aim at...
Ping An’s Technology Unit OneConnect Reduces Offering in U.S. IPO December 5, 2019 By Julie Zhu Ping An Insurance’s OneConnect Financial Technology launched a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) of up to $504 million on Tuesday,...
Filing with National Labor Board Accuses Google of Retaliatory Firings December 5, 2019 By Josh Eidelson and Andrew Wallender A complaint filed Tuesday accused Google of terminating staff in retaliation for activism about working conditions, the latest in a...
RLI Transportation Launches Digital Accident Kits December 4, 2019 RLI Transportation, a division of RLI Insurance Co., is now offerings digital accident kits for customers to report accidents. In...
Hospitals Sue to Block Trump Mandate on Cost Disclosure December 4, 2019 Hospital groups have challenged the Trump administration’s rule that requires hospitals to be more transparent about prices they charge patients...
Latest Tests Disprove FDA Claim of Asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder, J&J Says December 4, 2019 By Sanjana Shivdas and Carl O'Donnell Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that recent tests showed that Johnson’s Baby Powder was free of asbestos, after U.S....
Insurer Estimates $2.5 Trillion Price Tag for 10-Year Fight Against Climate Change December 4, 2019 By Jana Randow Fighting climate change will cost companies worldwide nearly $2.5 trillion over the next 10 years, according to an estimate by...
Insurtech M&A: Applied Systems to Acquire Indio to Digitize Commercial Lines Sales December 4, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Leading insurance technology firm Applied Systems has agreed to acquire digital insurance technology startup Indio Technologies. The move will enable...
Supreme Court Justices Question Landowners’ Claims in Montana Superfund Cleanup December 4, 2019 By Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to shield a unit of British oil major BP Plc from claims...
How Sex Abuse Claims Laws Have Changed in 15 States December 4, 2019 Fifteen states have revised their laws in the past two years extending or suspending statute of limitations to allow child...