How High-Pressure Insys Prescription Call Center Lied to Insurers to Sell Opioids February 26, 2019 By Janelle Lawrence The goal for Insys Therapeutics Inc.’s call center in Phoenix was simple: persuade insurers to authorize at least 70 prescriptions...
Supreme Court Rejects Tobacco Firms’ Appeal on Smoker Lawsuits February 26, 2019 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court turned away the tobacco industry’s effort to derail lawsuits by thousands of Florida smokers, leaving cigarette...
Agents, Brokers and the Future of Insurance Distribution February 26, 2019 By Andrea Wells A funny thing is happening on the way to the future. As consumers’ and carriers’ behaviors, attitudes and expectations have...
Could J&J Be Helped by Missouri Ruling Against Talcum Lawsuits? February 26, 2019 By Tina Bellon A Missouri Supreme Court ruling on talc lawsuits could reduce the liability and number of large trials Johnson & Johnson...
Berkshire P/C Insurance Reported Q4 Loss, Profit for Full Year 2018 February 25, 2019 By Susanne Sclafane In the conglomerate’s annual report published on Saturday, Berkshire Hathaway’s Chair Warren Buffett recommended that readers focus on operating earnings,...
How to Get Autonomous Cars to Pull Over for Police February 25, 2019 It was still dark on a Friday morning in November when a California Highway Patrol officer started following a Tesla...
Bayer Faces Second Trial over Roundup Cancer Risk Claim February 25, 2019 By Tina Bellon Bayer AG is set to face a second U.S. jury over allegations that its popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes...
Anthem, Cigna in Court Battles Over Failed Merger February 25, 2019 By Jef Feeley and David McLaughlin There’s no dispute that a $48.9 billion merger announced in 2015 between health insurers Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp. imploded...
Vatican Said to Be Changing Law Shielding Bishops Who Hide Sex Abuse February 25, 2019 By Nicole Winfield The legal loopholes that have allowed Catholic bishops to escape sanction when they cover up clergy sex abuse cases may...
GEICO’s Nicely Quietly Retired as CEO; Roberts at Helm February 25, 2019 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Michelle Kim Warren Buffett used his annual letter to heap praise on Tony Nicely, the long-time chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway...