States Vary Widely in How They Control Workers’ Comp Medical Costs: WCRI October 21, 2019 By Jim Sams Workers’ compensation medical costs vary widely among the states both in terms of price and how often services are used....
J&J Recalls Some Baby Powder After FDA Reports Traces of Asbestos October 18, 2019 By Julie Steenhuysen Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after...
Venture Insurance Programs Creates Small Business Online Platform October 18, 2019 Venture Insurance Programs, a national insurance program administrator, has unveiled Venture Small Business – a new business unit designed to...
Agency E&O Survey: Deadline to Participate Approaching October 18, 2019 Why do agencies purchase agency E&O coverage? Are premiums trending up, down or staying the same? What restrictions are agencies...
Munich Re America Taps AXA XL’s Herrera for New Diversity and Inclusion Post October 18, 2019 Munich Reinsurance America has appointed Juan Herrera as its first full-time head of Diversity and Inclusion. Herrera will oversee all...
U.S. to Update Crash Test Standards and Dummies October 18, 2019 By Ryan Beene U.S. auto safety regulators next year will propose several changes to federal crash testing standards that critics say have failed...
James River Insurance Retains Rating After Dropping Its Biggest Customer, Uber October 18, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Ratings agency A.M. Best said its ratings of James River Insurance remain unchanged after the insurer said it would be...
U.S. Safety Board Wants to Learn Cause of Fatal Uber Autonomous Car Crash October 18, 2019 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a Nov. 19 hearing to determine the probable cause of a...
Judge Calls on Big 3 Drug CEOs to Discuss Opioid Settlement October 18, 2019 By Nate Raymond The chief executives of the three largest U.S. drug distributors and a drugmaker have been summoned to appear before a...
J&J Settles Claims by 41 States Over Risks of Vaginal Mesh for $117 Million October 18, 2019 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $117 million to settle 41 states’ claims that it misrepresented the risks of vaginal-mesh...