How Medical Community Can Overcome Error of Its Ways in Opioids and Vaping: Opinion September 24, 2019 By Faye Flam When the medical community makes mistakes, it’s like shooting down a few hundred airplanes every year. That’s a dramatic metaphor...
Insurers Join Call for Climate Action at U.N. Summit September 23, 2019 By Matthew Green Insurers and pension funds managing $2.3 trillion pledged on Monday to shift their portfolios away from carbon-heavy industries in the...
CAC Specialty Names Former Aon, JLT Specialty Executive Rice as CEO September 23, 2019 Newly-launched specialty insurance broker CAC Specialty announced the appointment of Michael D. Rice II as its chief executive officer. Rice...
Airlift from Drugstore to Doorstep: Walgreens, Google’s Wing Testing Drone Deliveries September 23, 2019 By Tom Murphy Walgreens and a Google affiliate are testing drone deliveries that can put drugstore products on customer doorsteps minutes after being...
Commercial Lines Insurtech Bold Penguin Raises $32 Million in Latest Round September 23, 2019 Bold Penguin, a Columbus Ohio commercial insurance technology provider, said it has completed a $32 million Series B funding round,...
Music Copyright Law in Search of New Standard for Infringement September 23, 2019 By Edvard Pettersson Willie Nelson has famously said a country song is “three chords and the truth.” It might not be so simple...
Judge Allows Tesla Investor’s Claim Over Musk’s ‘Extraordinary’ $56B Performance Pact September 23, 2019 By Peter Blumberg and Dana Hull A Delaware state judge has rejected a request by the board of Tesla Inc. to dismiss a stockholder complaint over...
How Forested Communities Are Trying to Adapt to Growing Wildfire Threat September 23, 2019 By DUSTIN PATAR and ANTON L. DELGADO Unless it’s Sunday, Kelly Loew is steering her rusty red Jeep down the same mail route in Shingletown, as she...
House OKs Government Stopgap Funding That Extends Flood Insurance Until Nov. 21 September 22, 2019 The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives last week passed a continuing resolution to extend federal government funding through Nov. 21 and...
Aviation Industry Braces for Double-Digit Premium Hikes After 737 MAX Groundings September 20, 2019 By Allison Lampert and Suzanne Barlyn The aviation industry is bracing for double-digit insurance premium hikes for the first time in about 15 years, as insurers...