House Panel to Hold Hearing to Advance Rules on Self-Driving Vehicles February 10, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing Tuesday on autonomous vehicles as lawmakers try to hammer out legislation to...
Tokio Marine Completes Acquisition of High Net Worth Insurance Specialist Pure Group February 10, 2020 Tokio Marine Holdings announced that it has completed the acquisition of Privilege Underwriters Inc. and its subsidiaries, known as Pure...
Motel 6 to Pay 2,000 Guests Whose Names It Gave to Immigration Officials February 10, 2020 By Edvard Pettersson Almost 2,000 guests of Blackstone Group Inc.’s Motel 6 are poised for cash payouts in a settlement with the hotel...
Manufacturer to Halt Production of Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children February 9, 2020 The manufacturer of a commonly used pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children will stop making the...
Insurtech Lemonade Prepares to Unleash a Pet Insurance Product February 7, 2020 Insurtech carrier Lemonade plans to debut pet insurance later this year. Lemonade says it hopes to launch the pet insurance...
On-Demand Firms Seek to Protect ‘New’ Economy, Wealth From ‘Frankenstein’ February 7, 2020 By Joel Rosenblatt and Josh Eidelson Uber Technologies Inc. wants to smother what the company calls California’s “Frankenstein” gig-worker protection law before state officials turn it...
Argo to Sell Trident Public Risk Solutions to Paragon MGA February 7, 2020 Bermuda-based global specialty lines underwriter Argo Group International Holdings has agreed to sell its Trident Public Risk Solutions brand and...
Title Insurer Fidelity National to Acquire FGL Holdings February 7, 2020 Fidelity National Financial Inc said on Friday it would acquire U.S. annuities and life insurance firm FGL Holdings Inc. in...
U.S. Permits Startup Nuro to Deploy Up to 5,000 Driverless Delivery Vehicles February 7, 2020 By David Shepardson In a first-of-its-kind approval by U.S. regulators, a federal agency on Thursday gave permission for autonomous vehicle startup Nuro Inc....
Jury Orders J&J to Pay $750 Million in Baby Powder Cancer Trial February 7, 2020 By Lisa Girion and Michael Erman Johnson & Johnson was ordered on Thursday by a New Jersey state jury to pay punitive damages of $750 million...