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....
AIG Offers to Settle 7 Defamation Claims Against Cosby; Comedian Asserts Innocence April 8, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson American International Group, acting under a homeowner’s insurance policy it issued for comedian Bill Cosby, has settled defamation claims filed...
MIT Researcher Exposing Bias in Facial Recognition Tech Triggers Amazon’s Wrath April 8, 2019 By Matt O'Brien Facial recognition technology was already seeping into everyday life — from photos on Facebook to police scans of mugshots —...
Jury Sides with J&J in Latest Talcum-Cancer Claim April 8, 2019 By Margaret Cronin Fisk, Sarah Favot and Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson won the latest trial over claims its iconic baby powder can cause cancer, as a jury in...
Nationwide Insurance CEO Rasmussen to Retire After 10 Years at Helm April 8, 2019 Long-time Nationwide Chief Executive Officer Steve Rasmussen plans to retire later in 2019, the company disclosed. Rasmussen’s last official day...
Fixing Errors in Autonomous Cars’ Perceptions Before They Hit the Road April 5, 2019 It’s a big question for many people in traffic-dense cities like Los Angeles: When will self-driving cars arrive? But following...
Opioid Trial Winds Down; Insys Execs Deny Bribing Doctors, Duping Insurers April 5, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Janelle Lawrence A U.S. prosecutor portrayed Insys Therapeutics Inc. founder John Kapoor and other former executives as greedy and heartless during closing...