Fed’s Powell Prepares for Possible Pivot With Inflation Risks Rising December 2, 2021 By Jonnelle Marte and Lindsay Dunsmuir The U.S. central bank needs to be ready to respond to the possibility that inflation may not recede in the...
Update on Court Challenges to Biden Covid Vaccine Rules December 2, 2021 By Tom Hals Courts have recently blocked some of the Biden administration’s rules and regulations aimed at increasing U.S. vaccination against COVID-19, which...
Four Employees Sue Claiming Bristol Myers Refused Vaccine Religious Exemptions December 2, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Bristol Myers Squibb Co. was sued on Wednesday by four employees who said the drugmaker refused to grant them religious...
Despite COVID, Comp Claims and Severity Declined in 2020, NCCI Says December 1, 2021 The disease known as COVID-19 may have caused wrenching changes around the world, but its effects on workers’ compensation claims...
Insurance Technology: Chubb Enhances Cyber; Sompo Teams with Praedicat; Willis, CodeEast Eye Product; FMl Adds Home Help December 1, 2021 Chubb Enhances Cyber Risk Service Offerings Chubb has expanded its cyber risk service offerings to further support all commercial clients...
Judge Tosses $10B Advertising Bias Lawsuit Against McDonald’s for Insufficient Evidence December 1, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge has dismissed a $10 billion lawsuit against McDonald’s Corp. by the media entrepreneur Byron Allen, who accused...
Amazon’s New FleetWise Transfers Vehicle Data to Cloud to Aid Safety, Design December 1, 2021 By Paul Lienert and Ben Klayman Amazon Web Services has launched a new cloud-based data service that could help automakers remotely diagnose issues in their vehicles...
High Street Acquires 27 Former Nationwide Agencies December 1, 2021 Michigan-based High Street Insurance Partners reported it has acquired 27 former Nationwide exclusive insurance agencies in North Carolina, South Carolina,...
Labor Group Calls for Probe of Amazon’s Reporting of Covid Cases at Facilities December 1, 2021 By Spencer Soper Amazon.com Inc. provided “misleading or grossly incomplete” data about the number of Covid-19 infections potentially spread in its U.S. facilities,...
Biden Administration Extends Comment Period on OSHA Vaccine Rule to Jan 19 December 1, 2021 The Biden administration on Tuesday extended the comment period on its sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule by 45 days as...