Insurance Research Council: Home Insurance Spend Tops Household Income Growth May 15, 2024 By Chad Hemenway According to the Insurance Research Council (IRC), the average homeowners insurance expenditure has become less affordable for U.S. consumers over...
US Workers’ Comp Line Still Showing Strong Profits, Lower Claim Frequency May 15, 2024 By William Rabb Net written premium in the U.S. workers’ compensation insurance market grew by just 1% from 2022 to 2023, a far...
Exxon Is Hit With $726 Million Verdict Over Benzene and Cancer May 15, 2024 By Tope Alake A jury in Philadelphia found Exxon Mobil Corp. liable for $725.5 million in damages due a former mechanic who claimed...
18 States Sue Over EEOC’s Policy on Transgender Workers May 14, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing...
Alphabet’s Waymo Probed by US After Autonomous Car Incidents May 14, 2024 By Keith Laing The top US auto-safety regulator opened an investigation into Waymo, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., after 22...
Hospital Operator Ascension ‘Making Progress’ to Restore Systems After Cyberattack May 14, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Hospital operator Ascension said on Monday that it “worked around the clocked” over the weekend to handle a recent ransomware...
Sica Fletcher: Broker M&A Down Slightly in Q1 as Some Buyers Take ‘Strategic Pause’ May 14, 2024 The 22 acquirers that make up the Sica Fletcher Index were involved in 111 agent-broker deals in the first quarter...
Tesla Settles Factory Worker’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit May 14, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Tesla has settled a lawsuit by a former factory employee who says she was fired for complaining about severe sexual...
FTC Noncompete Agreement Ban May Not Survive Courts But Some States Could Adopt May 14, 2024 By William Rabb The Federal Trade Commission’s recently approved ban on noncompete agreements likely won’t survive court challenges, but that doesn’t mean the...
US to Provide Nearly $200M to Contain Bird Flu Spread on Dairy Farms May 13, 2024 By Leah Douglas The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight the spread of avian flu among...