Despite Police Officer, Firefighter Deaths, Some Still Resist COVID Vaccines September 7, 2021 By Stefanie Dazio It was supposed to be a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic for Erin Tokley, a longtime Philadelphia police officer,...
Weather Catastrophes Growing in Numbers and Damages But Taking Fewer Lives September 7, 2021 By Seth Borenstein and Jamey Keaten Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in...
Obstacles to Wider Acceptance of Usage-Based Auto Insurance Remain September 7, 2021 Usage-based personal auto insurance may be drawing ever-increasing attention. Its wider adoption is stymied, however, by customer age and demographics,...
In COVID Automation Boom, Robots and Apps Find Work at Services Firms September 7, 2021 By Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer and Paul Wiseman Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to...
Kraft Heinz, 2 Execs to Pay $62M to Settle Charges of False Accounting September 7, 2021 By Chris Prentice, Susan Heavey and Jonathan Stempel The Kraft Heinz Company and two former executives have agreed to pay more than $62 million to settle charges they...
Large Insurers Embrace Digital Exchanges, Selling Their Own and Other Policies September 7, 2021 By Alwyn Scott Major U.S. insurers are joining new digital exchanges to sell not only their own policies but also those of rivals,...
Drug Distributors Signal $26B Opioid Settlement with States to Proceed September 7, 2021 By Nate Raymond Three large U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson will proceed with a proposed $26 billion settlement resolving claims...
AM Best Assigns ‘Excellent’ Ratings to Insurtech Next Insurance September 3, 2021 AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent)...
Review: In Netflix Drama ‘Worth,’ Feinberg Grapples With Personal Losses of 9/11 September 3, 2021 By JAKE COYLE “What is life worth?” asks Washington lawyer Kenneth J. Feinberg (Michael Keaton) in the opening scenes of the based-on-a-true-story drama...
What’s an Employer to Do If Workers Avoid COVID Vaccine? September 3, 2021 By Tom Murphy What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines? They can require vaccination and fire employees who don’t comply, or...