Uber Audio, Video Recording of Trips for Safety Raises Privacy Worries November 22, 2019 By Lizette Chapman Uber Technologies Inc. is adding video and audio recording for more trips — a move designed to make the service...
Report Urges Insurers to Eye Impact of Climate Change on Underwriting, Investments November 21, 2019 By Don Jergler Insurers can no longer put off addressing the impact of climate change on their underwriting, pricing, and investment decisions, as...
Trump Signs Month-Long Government Funding That Includes Flood Insurance Program November 21, 2019 By Richard Cowan President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday that will extend funding for a wide range of federal agencies through Dec....
Medical Association Calls for Immediate Ban on All E-Cigarettes, Vaping Devices November 21, 2019 The American Medical Association has called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. The group adopted...
Munich Re’s Libman Joins Liberty Mutual’s Shared Economy/New Mobility Team November 21, 2019 Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Max Libman as lead underwriting consultant for its national Sharing Economy & New Mobility unit....
#MeToo Changed Norms, Not the Law: Viewpoint November 21, 2019 Last week, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard Kenneh v. Homeward Bound, a sexual harassment case that takes aim at the...
Auto Safety Advocates Oppose FCC Plan for Sharing Unused Spectrum With Wi-Fi November 21, 2019 By David Shepardson A little-used block of spectrum set aside for auto safety should be split to accommodate the rapidly growing number of...
Lawsuit Alleges Uber ‘Cheats’ Public by Avoiding Worker Insurance Payments, Taxes November 21, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat Uber Technologies Inc. faces a new legal attack on its refusal to treat drivers as employees that depicts the company...
Watch Out Finance, Business, Tech Workers. Artificial Intelligence Is Coming. November 21, 2019 By Jeff Kearns Artificial intelligence is coming for America’s high-paid professions as it creates winners and losers across the labor market like never...
Markel Corp. Chairman Kirshner to Retire Next May; Steven Markel to Succeed Him November 20, 2019 Specialty insurer Markel Corp. announced that Alan I. Kirshner, the company’s executive chairman and chairman of the board, will retire...