Regulators Disagree Over Giving Fintechs Federal Charter to Skirt State Rules January 14, 2019 By Pete Schroeder The U.S. Federal Reserve is wary of giving “fintech” firms such as OnDeck Capital Inc. or Kabbage Inc. access to...
Players Accuse NFL of Trying to Delay, Rewrite $1 Billion Concussion Settlement January 14, 2019 By Maryclaire Dale The National Football League abruptly last week dropped its plan to challenge approved dementia diagnoses in a landmark concussion case...
Jan. 1 Renewals Saw ‘Muted Impact’ from 2018’s Catastrophes: Guy Carpenter January 14, 2019 The overall impact of catastrophe losses on property rates was muted at the Jan. 1, 2019 reinsurance renewals, but the...
Insurers SUNZ, Cimmaron to Offer Standalone Workers’ Comp Program to PEOs January 11, 2019 SUNZ Insurance Solutions, LLC has formed a partnership with Cimarron Insurance Co. to utilize Cimarron’s Cover One and Cover Two...
Different Rates of Opioid Prescriptions Linked to Worker, Employer, Injury Traits January 11, 2019 Injured workers in mining and construction, those in rural counties or those who suffer fractures, carpal tunnel and neurologic spine...
Eli Lilly Posts Drug Price on Website But Not in TV Ads January 11, 2019 By Linda A. Johnson Drugmaker Eli Lilly has started posting price information online for drugs advertised on TV. On Jan. 8, the company began...
Drug Advertising Drives $30 Billion Medical Industry Marketing Machine January 11, 2019 By Lindsey Tanner Ads for prescription drugs appeared 5 million times in just one year, capping a recent surge in U.S. medical marketing,...
How Commercial Insurance Rates Changed in Q4 and 2018: IVANS January 11, 2019 Renewal premium rates for nearly all major commercial insurance lines increased in the fourth quarter of last year with the...
Judge Lets Berkshire Hathaway’s Dairy Queen Sue Over ‘Blizzard’ Trademark January 11, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge in Minnesota ruled this week that Dairy Queen, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., may pursue...
Alphabet Directors Sued Over Exit Pay, Coverups Tied to Harassment Allegations January 11, 2019 By Kartikay Mehrotra, Joel Rosenblatt and Mark Bergen Alphabet Inc.’s directors were sued by shareholders for approving a $90 million exit payment to Andy Rubin, the creator of...