J&J Gets New Trial After Jury Awards $417 Million in Baby Powder Talc Suit July 11, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Edvard Pettersson Johnson & Johnson deserves a new trial after a jury ordered the world’s largest maker of health-care products to pay...
Lockton Affinity to Administer New Standalone Cyber Liability Product July 11, 2019 Lockton Affinity has been appointed as the program administrator for the new CyberLock Defense standalone cyber liability policy with options...
Claims Industry Consolidation Continues with Sedgwick’s Purchase of York July 10, 2019 By Jim Sams Sedgwick Group announced this week that it has signed an agreement to purchase York Risk Services, continuing a long-term consolidation...
Volvo’s Autonomous Trucking Offer Bundles Pilots, Insurance, Services July 10, 2019 By Esha Vaish Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo’s first commercial autonomous truck deal shows how it is bundling services to generate revenue from a...
Senator Graham Wants to Limit Internet Firms’ Liability Protections July 10, 2019 By Ben Brody Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham said Tuesday he wants to limit a liability exemption treasured by internet platforms such as...
Kemper Moving $16 Million of Collector Vehicle Business to Hagerty July 10, 2019 Specialty insurer Kemper Corp. has entered into an agreement to move its Classic Collectors book of business to specialist Hagerty,...
Judges Frustrated with Failure of Congress to Settle Obamacare Issues July 10, 2019 By Laurel Calkins The U.S. appeals court judges tasked with deciding the fate of the hot potato known as Obamacare had some choice...
Judge Likely to Reduce $80 Million Bayer Roundup Verdict July 10, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat A federal judge said he’ll probably reduce — but not throw out entirely — an $80 million jury verdict against...
Nationwide Offers Independent Agents a Commercial Insurance Digital Storefront July 9, 2019 Giant insurer Nationwide is partnering with an insurtech in an effort to speed up its product underwriting for commercial lines...
Insurance Trainers & Educators Elect American Integrity’s Nicholson as President July 9, 2019 Larry Nicholson of American Integrity Insurance Co. in Tampa, Florida has been elected to serve as president and chair of...