Microsoft Tools Ease Access to Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence for Businesses May 3, 2019 By Stephen Nellis Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced new tools for software makers aimed at making technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain...
Puerto Rico Oversight Board Sues Banks, Bondholders in Bid to Recoup $1 Billion May 3, 2019 By Luis Valentin Ortiz Puerto Rico’s federally created financial oversight board said on Thursday it sued some owners of potentially invalid bonds of the...
Jury Finds Insys Founder, Execs Guilty of Racketeering in Opioid Sales May 3, 2019 By Janelle Lawrence, Riley Griffin and Jef Feeley Insys Therapeutics Inc. founder John Kapoor was convicted of a racketeering conspiracy that drove sales of a highly addictive opioid...
U.S. Eases Offshore Drilling Rules Adopted After Gulf Oil Spill May 3, 2019 The Trump administration unveiled on Thursday its final plan to roll back offshore drilling safety measures put in place by...
House Passes Climate Now Act, But What’s The Next Step? May 2, 2019 By Don Jergler The U.S. must take an active role in mitigating climate change on the global stage. So says the U.S. House...
Future Focused? Research Finds Agents Split on Succession May 2, 2019 Is succession planning a priority for independent agencies? How prepared are they for transition of ownership? The latest Channel Harvest...
Chubb’s Q1 Net Income Dips Slightly but Commercial Insurance Produces Gains May 2, 2019 Chubb saw its net income dip slightly in the 2019 first quarter, though commercial and other insurance premiums rose at...
Tesla Sued over Fatal Crash Allegedly Caused by Autopilot Malfunction May 2, 2019 By Edvard Pettersson and Dana Hull Tesla Inc. was sued over a fatal crash on a California highway allegedly caused when the Autopilot system of a...
Insurance Broking Veterans, Led by McGill, Form Specialty Broker, McGill & Partners May 2, 2019 Insurance broking veteran Steve McGill and a team of insurance industry veterans have partnered with Warburg Pincus, a global private...
Markel Subsidiary State National to Provide Fronting for Tesla’s New Insurance Venture May 2, 2019 By L.S. Howard Elon Musk’s Tesla plans to launch its own insurance product for Tesla drivers, which will be fronted by Markel Corp.’s...