Update on Lawsuits Targeting Vaping; Litigation Expected to Grow September 30, 2019 By Brendan Pierson Several deaths and potentially hundreds of illnesses tied to e-cigarettes, which allow users to inhale nicotine vapor, often flavored, without...
How Early Signs of Lung Effects of Vaping Were Missed and Downplayed September 30, 2019 By Robert Langreth and Lauren Etter Scientists, regulators and e-cigarette proponents missed, ignored or downplayed signs that vaping could significantly damage the lungs for nearly a...
Strong E&S Premium Growth in Response to Weak Results; Top 15 E&S Writers: Fitch September 30, 2019 By L.S. Howard Direct written premiums in the U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market during 2018 grew at its greatest rate since...
Trump Signs Stopgap Funding for Government That Includes Flood Program September 29, 2019 President Donald Trump has signed a continuing resolution that will avoid a federal government shutdown by funding the government at...
Analysts See Senate Joining House on Marijuana Banking Law September 29, 2019 By Felice Maranz A stronger-than-expected 321-103 vote in the House in favor of the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act, which allows banks...
U.S. Private Flood Insurance: The Journey to Build a New Market September 27, 2019 By Nancy Watkins and David D. Evans Not long ago, private flood insurance was thought to be an impossible dream in the property/casualty sector. There were numerous...
Insurers Balk at Study Questioning Value of Municipal Bond Insurance September 27, 2019 By Martin Z. Braun Around noon one Wednesday in July, two school districts from California’s Central Valley auctioned off their bonds to Wall Street...
Vaping Now Linked to 12 Deaths, 805 Illnesses in U.S. September 27, 2019 U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 805 confirmed and probable cases and 12 deaths so far from a mysterious respiratory...
Local Officials from Across U.S. Pressure McDonald’s on Workplace Harassment Policies September 27, 2019 By Hilary Russ Scores of local government officials from 31 U.S. states pressured McDonald’s Corp.’s on Thursday to do a better job of...
Cyber Insurer Coalition Expands Coverage to Businesses With Up To $1B in Revenue September 27, 2019 Coalition, an cyber insurance company focused on small- and midsize-businesses, has expanded its cyber and technology errors and omissions coverage...