Senators Seek Probe of Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Pricing Practice April 9, 2019 By Anna Edney and Robert Langreth Two U.S. senators have asked the inspector general of the Health and Human Services Department to investigate a practice by...
Axa XL Expands Inland Marine Coverage with Contractor’s Equipment Offering April 9, 2019 Axa XL’s North America marine insurance business is expanding its inland marine business with a new contractor’s equipment product with...
Fiat Chrysler to Settle U.S. Investor Claim Over Diesel, Safety Issues for $110 Million April 9, 2019 By David Shepardson Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to pay $110 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it misled U.S....
Bedbugs Join Dogs, Deer, Birds, Cats in Keeping Insurance Claims Folks Up at Night April 9, 2019 By Jim Sams Dogs remain the undisputed champions at generating insurance claims, while deer, birds and cats are contributing their share of mayhem...
How to Keep Big Pharma from Winning Drug Price Wars: Joe Nocera April 9, 2019 By Joe Nocera, Bloomberg Opinion Robin Feldman is a law professor at the University of California Hastings with a particular expertise in antitrust and patent...
Meeting Between Regulators, Employees Helped Set Stage for Wells Fargo CEO Exit April 9, 2019 By Imani Moise and Pete Schroeder The day after former Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Tim Sloan told U.S. lawmakers he was transforming the bank’s...
Insurers Pitch Quick-Paying Parametric Disaster Insurance to Public Sector April 9, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle and Katherine Chiglinsky Some of the world’s largest insurers are eagerly pitching cities, states and even school districts on policies designed to pay...
Uber, Before IPO, Joins Others in Adjusting Timeline for Driverless Cars April 9, 2019 By Joshua Franklin and Alessandra Galloni Uber Technologies Inc. expects it will be a long time before one of its biggest investments, self-driving cars, is ready...
Doctor, Early Advocate for Opioids, to Testify Against Drug Makers: Reuters April 8, 2019 By Lisa Girion and Maria Caspani A physician ally of Purdue Pharma LP whose views helped drive the explosive growth in the use of addictive pain...
Starr Appoints Capitano to Lead Primary General Casualty-Risk Management April 8, 2019 Starr Insurance Companies has named Carmella Capitano, senior vice president, as head of primary general casualty-risk management and excess casualty....