Workplace Is Hostile, Stressful, Grim Place for Many Americans August 17, 2017 By Paul Wiseman The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile. So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the...
More States, Star Lawyers Eye Lawsuits Against Big Pharma Over Opioids August 17, 2017 By Jef Feeley and Jared S. Hopkins Big Pharma is having a Big Tobacco moment as litigation over opioids attract star lawyers and a growing list of...
Takata Bankruptcy Judge Halts Air Bag Victims’ Lawsuits for 90 Days August 16, 2017 A U.S. judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Takata Corp.’s U.S. business on Wednesday halted lawsuits for 90 days against automakers...
Motor Vehicle Deaths Declined 1% in 2017 August 16, 2017 By Joan Lowy Preliminary data show U.S. motor vehicle deaths and injuries were down slightly in the first six months of 2017, although...
Global Insurance Renewal Rates Fall for 17th Quarter in Q2 2017: Marsh August 16, 2017 Global insurance renewal rates fell for the 17th consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2017, according to Marsh’s Q2...
AIG Wants to Sell $2 Billion in Life Settlements Business August 16, 2017 By Lawrence Delevingne and Olivia Oran American International Group Inc. wants to sell a $2 billion portfolio of life settlements that would pay out when sick...
CNA’s Sandelands Returns to Chubb as Customarq Product Manager August 16, 2017 Chubb has named Barbara Sandelands executive vice president and Customarq Package product manager for its Commercial Insurance division in North...
Appeals Court Answers Supreme Court, Finds Injury in Spokeo False Profile Claim August 16, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a California man’s lawsuit accusing Spokeo Inc. of publishing an online profile about...
Obamacare Individual Premiums Would Rise 20% Without Insurer Subsidies: CBO August 16, 2017 By Yasmeen Abutaleb Health insurance premiums for many customers on the Obamacare individual insurance markets would be 20 percent higher in 2018 if...
Center for Auto Safety Names Levine to Succeed Ditlow as Executive Director August 16, 2017 The non-profit Center for Auto Safety has appointed Jason K. Levine as its new executive director. Levine succeeds the late...