U.S. Expands Drug Testing for Pilots, Train Engineers to Include Opioids November 13, 2017 By Alan Levin Airline pilots, train engineers and truck drivers subject to federally mandated drug screening will soon be tested for a range...
Colgate-Palmolive Settles Asbestos Claim Linked to Its Talc November 13, 2017 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Jef Feeley Colgate-Palmolive Co. agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming its talcum powder products caused a Pennsylvania woman to develop mesothelioma, a...
Resilience Economics Bringing Climate Products to New Sectors November 9, 2017 By Don Jergler Resilience Economics Ltd. seems poised to capitalize on climate change. Cedent Ltd. this month launched the corporate finance advisory firm...
How to Be Cool: What Companies Can Do November 9, 2017 By Lalin Anik, Johnny Miles and Ryan Hauser Coolness, by its nature, is ephemeral, elusive and ever-evolving. People’s concept of cool might best be encapsulated by former Supreme...
Hub to Buy Wells Fargo Crop Insurance Broker Business November 9, 2017 Global insurance broker Hub International Limited (Hub) has agreed to acquire the assets of the crop insurance broker business of...
Lavey Named President of Hanover Agency Markets, Field Operations November 9, 2017 Hanover Insurance Group announced that company veteran Richard W. Lavey has been appointed president of Hanover Agency Markets. The appointment...
Boats Took $655 Million Beating This Hurricane Season: BoatUS November 9, 2017 More than 63,000 recreational boats were damaged or destroyed as a result of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, with a...
Special Reuters Report: The Path to Monsanto’s Weed-Killer Crisis November 9, 2017 By Emily Flitter In early 2016, agribusiness giant Monsanto faced a decision that would prove pivotal in what since has become a sprawling...
How Sex Trafficking Became Battleground in Fight Over Big Tech Immunity November 9, 2017 By Joshua Brustein During last week’s hearings about the industry’s role in the 2016 presidential election, one ominous moment for Big Tech came...
Munich Re Reports Q3 Loss of $1.6B; Tallies Industry Hurricane Losses at $100B November 9, 2017 Insured losses from three big hurricanes in North America this year have cost the industry around $100 billion, German reinsurance...