Top Insurance Journal National Stories of 2017 December 29, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson It wouldn’t feel right to close out the year without looking back at the most popular stories on Insurance Journal...
Sugary Sports Beans, Uber Divorce Claims Among Chamber’s ‘Most Ridiculous’ Lawsuits of 2017 December 28, 2017 A lawsuit by a woman claiming she was deceived about the amount of sugar in an exercise supplement called Sport...
Deploying Technology, Security Measures to Fight Weaponization of Autos December 28, 2017 By Lisa Marie Pane and Tom Krisher A deadly attack this month in Melbourne, Australia, in which a man plowed an SUV into a crowd of Christmas...
Some Question CVS-Aetna Remodeling of Health Care December 28, 2017 By Zachary Tracer, Robert Langreth and Matthew Boyle Walking the aisles of a CVS drugstore, there are piled paper towels, stacked cereal boxes, and neat lines of nail...
Building for Climate Change: Miami’s High-Net Worth High-Rises as a Model December 28, 2017 By James Tarmy The Monad Terrace—a 59-unit Miami Beach luxury condominium—hasn’t been built yet, but its salesroom is up and running. Set on...
Obamacare Enrollment Down Only 4% Despite GOP Sabotage Campaign December 27, 2017 By Caroline Humer Slightly fewer Americans have enrolled for insurance through the federal Obamacare marketplace compared to a year ago, the government said...
Judge Nixes $150M Damages Against Testosterone Drugmaker AbbVie December 27, 2017 By Nate Raymond A U.S. judge on Friday overturned a $150 million verdict against AbbVie Inc. that was the first to result from...
Workplace Fatalities Continue to Increase, with Transportation Incidents #1 Cause December 27, 2017 There were 5,190 workplace fatalities reported in the U.S. in 2016, a seven percent increase over the previous year. According...
EPA Clears Monsanto Roundup Chemical of Health Risks to Humans December 27, 2017 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto Co.’s top-selling weed killer Roundup, is...
New Product Uses Blockchain to Show Proof of Insurance December 27, 2017 By Mark Hollmer The Institutes’ work with insurers in the blockchain space has led to a debut product – a tool designed to...