Equifax’s $700 Million Data Breach Settlement Includes $300 Million for Consumers July 22, 2019 By Pete Schroeder Credit-reporting company Equifax Inc. will pay up to $700 million to settle U.S. federal and state probes into a massive...
Google to Pay $11 Million to Settle Age Bias Employment Claims July 22, 2019 By Robert Burnson Google agreed to pay $11 million to end a lawsuit accusing the internet giant of discriminating against older job applicants,...
Chamber Legal Study Says Private Suits Over Privacy Don’t Help Consumers July 22, 2019 Statutes allowing plaintiff lawyers to enforce privacy laws through private rights of action are clogging courts and provide no real...
Senate Vows to Vote This Week on Sept. 11 Victims Fund July 22, 2019 The Senate will vote Tuesday on a bipartisan bill to ensure a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Expands Commercial Auto into Delaware, Kentucky, D.C. July 19, 2019 Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies have expanded its commercial automobile product into Delaware, Kentucky, and the District of Columbia. The...
Going to Monte Carlo for the Rendezvous? What’s It Like? July 19, 2019 Have you been to the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo? What would you tell someone thinking of going for the...
Judge Permits Short-Term Health Plans in Blow to Obamacare Supporters July 19, 2019 By Andrew Harris and John Tozzi The Trump administration can expand the sale of short-term health insurance policies that don’t meet the standards of the Affordable...
Nuclear Industry Looks to Save Money Under Reduced U.S. Safety Oversight July 19, 2019 By Ellen Knickmeyer Fewer mock commando raids to test nuclear power plants’ defenses against terrorist attacks. Fewer, smaller government inspections for plant safety...
Expert Outlines 5 School Insurance Liability Issues to Watch July 19, 2019 By Andrea Wells Lilian A. Vanvieldt, senior vice president, educational entities practice leader for the national insurance agency Alliant, has spent more than...
Judge Supports Reducing $2 Billion Damages in Bayer Roundup Glyphosate Case July 19, 2019 By Douglas Busvine Germany’s Bayer AG welcomed on Friday a call by a U.S. judge to cut a $2 billion damages award to...