Supreme Court to Weigh If U.S. Job Bias Law Protects Gay, Transgender Employees April 22, 2019 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether federal law bars employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and...
Class Action Defense Costs Rising; Wave of Cyber Actions Predicted April 22, 2019 The overall cost to large businesses of defending against class action lawsuits continues to rise even as the number of...
Fitch Keeps Stable Outlook for P/C Insurers After Underwriting Profit in 2018 April 22, 2019 After two consecutive years of combined ratios above 100, the U.S. property/casualty industry returned to a modest statutory underwriting profit...
Fight Against Floods Enlists Supercomputers, Drones, Sonar April 22, 2019 By Adrian Sainz and Jeff Martin An arsenal of new technology is being put to the test fighting floods this year as rivers inundate towns and...
Lower Catastrophe Losses Help Boost Q1 Profit for Travelers April 21, 2019 By Siddharth Cavale Insurer Travelers Companies Inc.’s quarterly profit beat analysts’ estimates on Thursday, as improved underwriting and lower catastrophe losses offset a...
Car Sharing Lobbyists Battle Car Renting Lobbyists, Driving State Lawmakers Crazy April 19, 2019 By Joshua Brustein The bill that turned Illinois into the focal point of a bitter debate over car-sharing last year started as a...
S&P Will Issue ‘Environmental, Social and Governance’ Evaluations Including on Insurance Sector April 18, 2019 By Don Jergler If you’re among those who regard “environmental, social and governance” as just another in a long line of trendy buzz-phrases,...
AIG Settles Another Claim Against Cosby, Who Again Blasts Insurer April 18, 2019 By Maryclaire Dale Bill Cosby’s insurance company has settled another lawsuit filed by a female accuser a week before the imprisoned comedian was...
FAA Board Says Boeing 737 Max Software Fix Won’t Require Added Training April 18, 2019 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein A board of pilot experts appointed by U.S. aviation regulators has reviewed Boeing Co.’s proposed software fix for the grounded...
Investors Sue Lyft, Alleging IPO ‘Overhyped’ April 18, 2019 By Robert Burnson Lyft Inc. was sued by investors who claim the ride-sharing company overstated its market position when it went public last...