Uber Wants Pay Inequality Accord to Also Settle Sex Harassment Claims April 10, 2018 By Peter Blumberg Uber Technologies Inc.’s $10 million settlement with women engineers who complained they were underpaid compared with men would also rid...
State-by-State Study Shows Drivers Are Texting More Despite Bans April 10, 2018 By Kyle Stock If you’re driving right now, it’s far more likely you are reading this on your phone than you would have...
Wells Fargo Facing Possible Record Fine for Insurance, Mortgage Sales Abuses April 10, 2018 By Patrick Rucker The top U.S. watchdog for consumer finance is seeking a record fine against Wells Fargo & Co that could exceed...
Ethics and Incentives Behind Driverless Car, Insurance, Other Algorithms: Viewpoint April 10, 2018 By Cathy O'Neil Self-driving cars keep killing people. Just in the past few weeks, one crashed into a highway barrier and another ran...
Next Insurance to Offer Online Coverage for Handyman Professionals April 10, 2018 Next Insurance, a digital insurance company for small businesses, is now the preferred provider of insurance for members of the...
Siech Succeeds Denton as Beecher Carlson CEO; Davis Named COO April 10, 2018 Insurance broker Beecher Carlson Insurance Services has promoted Joseph Siech to chief executive officer and B. Scott Davis to chief...
Worldwide Facilities to Acquire Sullivan Group April 9, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Two leading Los Angeles-based national wholesale insurance businesses will be joining forces as Worldwide Facilities has agreed to acquire The...
As Opioid Prescriptions Decline, Abuse Treatment Costs Rise for Health Plans April 9, 2018 A new report on the opioid crisis and employer-based health coverage, finds that while the use of prescription opioids among...
JPMorgan Reaches Confidential Settlement Over Reduced $8 Billion Jury Award April 9, 2018 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Tom Korosec How much JPMorgan Chase & Co. will pay to make an $8 billion jury award go away may never be...
JPMorgan, Amazon, Berkshire Venture to Target Health Issues Using Data, Technology April 9, 2018 By David Henry and Caroline Humer JPMorgan Chase & Co., Amazon.com Inc., and Berkshire Hathaway will focus on the biggest health issues threatening the U.S. economy...