FAA May Not Require Simulator Training for Boeing 737 Max Pilots August 15, 2019 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein U.S. aviation regulators are increasingly convinced they don’t need to mandate new simulator training for pilots of Boeing Co.’s 737...
Fidelity Wins Court Battle with IRS Over Coal Tax Credits August 15, 2019 By Tim McLaughlin Fidelity Investments on Wednesday won its court battle with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over tax credits for the production...
Marijuana Access Reduces Opioid-Related Deaths: Research August 15, 2019 Marijuana access leads to reductions in opioid-related deaths, according to new research using data from 1999 through 2017. Investigators found...
Real Hurricane ‘Season Within a Season’ About to Begin August 15, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Don’t be lulled by a quiet June and July, the real Atlantic hurricane season is about to kick off. The...
Overdose Deaths Again Rise More in Urban Than Rural Communities August 14, 2019 By Mike Stobbe U.S. drug overdose deaths had been most common in Appalachia and other rural areas in recent years, but they are...
Nation’s Excess & Surplus Market Reports 13% Growth Through Midyear August 14, 2019 The nation’s excess and surplus lines insurance industry is growing almost 13 percent faster halfway through this year than it...
Fidelity Battles IRS Over Tax Credits for Coal Investment Involving A.J. Gallagher August 14, 2019 Fidelity Investments’ courtroom battle with the IRS over disallowed tax credits drew to a close on Tuesday when lawyers clashed...
Many Reinsurers Take Increased Catastrophe Risks as Rates Harden: S&P August 14, 2019 Some global reinsurers have chosen to stop retrenching from catastrophe risks, deciding instead to take advantage of higher premium rates...
With Smarter, Joined-Up Pricing, There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Risk: Viewpoint August 14, 2019 By Mark Eastham It’s a well-trodden truth in our industry that not all risks are created equal, and for insurers, that some risks...
Recalled Apple MacBook Laptops Banned from Flights Due to Batteries August 14, 2019 By Mark Gurman and Alan Levin U.S. airline safety regulators banned select MacBook Pro laptops on flights after Apple Inc. recently said that some units had...