How to Get Teens to Take Dangers of Distracted Driving Seriously November 29, 2016 A program to educate teens about distracted driving—including a tour of a hospital trauma center and testimony from a trauma...
Supreme Court Rejects Stanford’s Appeal of Ponzi Scheme Conviction November 29, 2016 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Texas financier Robert Allen Stanford’s bid to overturn his conviction and 110-year prison...
Rep. Price, Obamacare Critic, Is Trump’s Choice to Lead Health Agency November 29, 2016 By Anna Edney, Billy House and Jennifer Jacobs President-elect Donald Trump said he’ll nominate U.S. Representative Tom Price, one of the main architects of legislation to repeal and...
At Trial, Anthem-Cigna Merger Called Harmful to Competition November 29, 2016 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg Anthem Inc.’s proposed $48 billion merger with Cigna Corp. could give the insurer the power to raise prices for employers...
Wells Fargo Banks on Arbitration to Settle Fake Account Claims November 29, 2016 By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg and Laura Keller Wells Fargo & Co. is trying to keep dozens of customers suing over bogus accounts opened by its employees out...
Allstate to Pay $1.4 Billion for SquareTrade, Seller of Warranties for Mobile Devices, Appliances November 28, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The Allstate Corp. agreed to acquire SquareTrade, a consumer electronics and appliance protection plan provider that distributes through many of...
Verisk Acquires Analytics Firm MarketStance November 28, 2016 Analytics firm Verisk Analytics Inc. has acquired MarketStance, a provider of market intelligence data and analytics to the property/casualty insurance...
Wells Fargo Facing Suit by Employees Over Retirement Funds Management November 28, 2016 By Jonathan Stempel Wells Fargo & Co. faces a new U.S. lawsuit claiming that it funneled more than $3 billion of employee retirement...
Smartphone Makers Reject Obama Call for Restrictions to Curb Distracted Driving November 28, 2016 By Todd Shields and Alan Levin U.S. highway safety officials called on smartphone makers to add features that would keep motorists from using functions linked to...
Too Often, Small Businesses Learn Insurance Lessons After Disaster Strikes November 28, 2016 By Joyce Rosenberg A fire at the gun shop next door never reached Kathy Laurienti’s sausage and specialty food store, but the water...