Patients on Opioids Before Knee Surgery Have Worse Pain Outcomes May 23, 2017 Six months after knee replacement surgery, pain outcomes were not as good for patients who previously took prescription opioids, according...
WannaCry Attack Could Be Opportunity for Cautious Insurance Industry: A.M. Best May 23, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson According to a rating agency A.M. Best, the the recent WannaCry ransomware attack could be a benefit to the insurance...
In Defeat for Patent Trolls, Supreme Court Limits Venue for Lawsuits May 22, 2017 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday tightened rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed in a decision that may...
Kaloudis Joins JLT Specialty USA Team for Restructuring Clients May 22, 2017 JLT Specialty USA announced the appointment of attorney Denise Kaloudis as senior vice president. Based in New York, Kaloudis will...
Weather Co. Updates Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast May 22, 2017 In its second seasonal tropical forecast for the North Atlantic basin for the 2017 season, IBM’s The Weather Co. said...
Private Equity Firm Carlyle Sues Insurers Over Oil Losses May 22, 2017 By Julia Payne Julia Payne U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group is suing a group of its insurers over $400 million worth of...
RSG Underwriting Managers Forms Marine Consultancy, Claims Firm May 22, 2017 RSG Underwriting Managers (RSGUM) has formed Smooth Waters, LLC, an independent marine insurance consultancy and claims adjusting company and part...
States Getting More Active on Autonomous Vehicle Rules, Says PCI Director May 22, 2017 By Don Jergler Thinking about the rules of the road for a time when autonomous vehicles dominate the landscape is probably like envisioning...
U.S. Court Voids Recreational Drone User Registry May 22, 2017 By Andrew Harris and Alan Levin The government’s authority to oversee burgeoning recreational drone use was dealt a setback when a federal appeals court barred the...
Update: Insurers Sound Alarm Over Liability Law Restatement; Vote Delayed May 22, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Liability insurers, their lawyers and their regulators are holding their collective breath that a scheduled vote this week on a...