Update on the Opioid Epidemic in U.S. December 28, 2016 Drug overdose deaths, including opioid overdose deaths, continue to increase in the United States, according to new data from the...
Top 12 Insurance Trends and News Stories of 2016: Countdown December 27, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson In the year 2016, as in past years, there were the familiar or continuing stories including reinsurers still wishing and...
Halliburton Settles Securities Fraud Class Action for $100 Million December 27, 2016 By Nate Raymond Halliburton Co. on Friday said it had reached a $100 million settlement to resolve a long-running securities fraud class action...
Top 10 Personal Auto Insurers and Today’s Market: A.M. Best December 27, 2016 The U.S. personal auto insurance industry saw net premiums written grow 5.1 percent in 2015 — a rate of growth...
Exiting U.S. Mine Safety Chief Hopeful Safety Progress Will Continue December 27, 2016 By Dylan Lovan The nation’s coal mines are headed for another record low year in workplace deaths, and the outgoing federal mine safety...
State Regulation Report Card: R Street Grades Them from Best to Worst December 22, 2016 For the second year in a row, Vermont has been graded at the top of the class as having the...
Startup Insurer Lemonade Is Going National; Files for Licenses Countrywide December 22, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance startup Lemonade is eyeing a national expansion and has filed for licenses to operate in 46 states and the...
6.4 Million Have Signed Up for Obamacare Since Nov. 1, Says HHS December 22, 2016 By Toni Clarke Roughly 6.4 million consumers signed up for Obamacare insurance on Healthcare.gov from Nov. 1 to Dec. 19, indicating “clear demand...
Trump Taps Billionaire Icahn, Activist Investor and Dodd-Frank Critic, as Regulation Advisor December 22, 2016 By Emily Stephenson Billionaire Carl Icahn will advise Donald Trump on rescinding what the activist investor called “excessive regulation” on U.S. businesses, the...
Google Confidentiality Agreement Is Unlawful, Claims Employee in Lawsuit December 22, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A Google Inc. product manager has sued the company, accusing it of unlawfully prohibiting employees from sharing concerns with coworkers,...