Legal Clashes Await U.S. Companies Covering Workers’ Abortion Costs June 27, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their...
Cyber Insurtechs and Insurers ‘In This Together,’ Not in Competition June 24, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Insurtechs and insurance companies are “breaking down the wall” that stood between them as competitors in favor of working together...
Walgreens Reaches $105 Million Settlement With Shareholders June 24, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. agreed to pay $105 million to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading shareholders...
Marijuana Banking Overhaul Removed from China Competition Bill June 24, 2022 Lawmakers have dropped language aimed at making banking services easier for state-authorized marijuana businesses from a bill on US innovation...
People Moves: MMC Names Jones, Hageman to Senior Posts; Lockton Welcomes Marsh’s Millett for Innovation; Applied Financial Builds Cyber Risk Team June 24, 2022 Marsh McLennan Creates New Senior Leadership Positions Marsh McLennan announced the appointment of John Jones as chief marketing and communications...
Hackers Steal $100 Million by Exploiting Crypto’s Weak Link June 24, 2022 By Olga Kharif Hackers looted about $100 million from a so-called cryptocurrency bridge, again exposing a key vulnerability in the digital-asset ecosystem. Blockchain...
How to Lower Home Insurance Premiums and Wildfire Risks June 24, 2022 By Leslie Kaufman Homeowners in the US got new guidance to help them defend against increasingly frequent wildfires and associated rising insurance premiums....
How a Bankruptcy ‘Innovation’ Halted Thousands of Lawsuits from Sick Plaintiffs June 24, 2022 By Dan Levine and Mike Spector Attorney Greg Gordon sat before a packed hotel ballroom of bankruptcy lawyers who had come to hear him hold court...
Supreme Court Voids New York Gun Permit Law, Establishes Right to Carry Outside Home June 23, 2022 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required people to show a special need to carry...
Markets/Coverages: Skyward, InShare Offer Gig Accident Cover; London Underwriters Adds Slice; Hippo Grows Mortgage Channel June 23, 2022 InShare and Skyward Target Gig Driver Firms With Accident Insurance Managing general agent (MGA) InShare and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group...