Shareholder Suit Alleges GE Hid Insurance Liabilities, SEC Probe February 20, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel and Alwyn Scott General Electric Co. was sued on Friday by a shareholder who accused the conglomerate of concealing mounting insurance liabilities and...
Google Upheld in Firing of Conservative Employee Who Criticized Diversity Policies February 20, 2018 By Josh Eidelson Google’s firing of an engineer over his controversial memo criticizing its diversity policies and “politically correct monoculture” didn’t violate U.S....
NAS Insurance Adds Miscellaneous E&O Coverage for Architects, Engineers February 20, 2018 NAS Insurance Services has released a new miscellaneous E&O architects and engineers (A&E) insurance product that includes coverage for technology...
The Hartford to Acquire Foremost’s Commercial Lines Business February 19, 2018 The Hartford has agreed to acquire Foremost Insurance branded small commercial lines business from Farmers. The Hartford is acquiring the...
Motor Vehicle Deaths in U.S. Again Top 40,000 February 16, 2018 Motor vehicle accidents claimed 40,100 deaths in 2017, almost the same as in 2016 when 40,327 were reported. The National...
Trump’s FTC Appointee Eyes Task Force to Investigate Drug Prices February 16, 2018 President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Trade Commission said he’s “very concerned” about price increases for prescription drugs...
Weinstein-Wary Businesses Updating Employee Dating Policies February 16, 2018 By Joyce Rosenberg It happens in so many workplaces — two colleagues begin a romantic relationship. But a heightened awareness about sexual harassment...
‘Public Is Tired of Excuses’ for Delays in Anti-Crash Tech: Republican Chairman February 16, 2018 By David Shepardson The chair of a congressional committee on Thursday urged U.S. railroads and transit agencies to meet a looming deadline to...
U.S. Says Russia to Blame for Last June’s NotPetya Cyber Attack February 16, 2018 The United States on Thursday publicly blamed Russia for carrying out the so-called NotPetya cyber attack last year that crippled...
The High Cost of Cybercrime to Insurers and Banks February 15, 2018 Cyberattacks cost financial-services firms more to address than any other industry and the rate of breaches in the industry has...