Supreme Court Makes Room for Triple Damages for Intentional Patent Infringement June 14, 2016 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court eased the way for larger damage awards when a company intentionally copies a patented invention. Voting...
Ironshore Names Aggarwal, 4 Others from Allied World to Global M&A Insurance Team for Americas June 14, 2016 Ironshore International has announced its global Mergers & Acquisitions unit will establish an office for transactions in the North and...
Commercial Insurance Pricing Inched Up in Q1: Willis Towers Watson June 13, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Commercial insurance prices increased only a bit in aggregate (less than 1 percent) during the first quarter of 2016, according...
Lunch with Buffett Charity Bid Tops $3.46M June 13, 2016 By Katherine Chiglinsky Warren Buffett’s annual charity lunch auction drew a winning bid of $3.46 million, matching the record. That final offer came...
Companies Rely More on Tips Than Technology to Detect Fraud: KPMG June 13, 2016 Fraudsters are more often caught by tip-offs and complaints, management review, accidentally, suspicious superiors and internal audits than by use...
Amica Mutual to Offer Auto Insurance Through Compare.com June 13, 2016 Amica Mutual Insurance has begun offering auto insurance quotes through the online auto comparison site Compare.com. Amica will offer quotes...
XL Catlin Names Chubb’s Oh as President of E&S Business in U.S. June 13, 2016 XL Catlin has appointed Stephen S. Oh to lead its Excess & Surplus (E&S) business. As president of XL Catlin’s...
Judge Questions FedEx Liability for Illegal Drug Shipments June 13, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Proving to jurors that FedEx Corp. is a criminal because it delivered illegal prescriptions from Internet drug stores was never...
Why June Storms Are No Harbinger of What’s to Come June 10, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan A week into June and two tropical storms have drenched the U.S. South. Perhaps it would be a good time...
FDA Told to Speed Up Food Recalls June 10, 2016 By Julie Steenhuysen The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is too slow to order companies to recall tainted foods, leaving people at risk...