February 9, 2022
The estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin sued Sirius XM’s Pandora Media Inc. on Monday, claiming the online music service owes royalties for streaming their material millions of times. Williams and Carlin’s estates, along with comedians Bill Engvall, Ron …
February 8, 2022
Amazon said it will be expanding its in-person health care service locations accessed through its virtual Amazon Care unit to more than 20 additional cities this year. Amazon Care’s virtual tele-health service for video-chats with doctors and pharmacy services, which …
February 8, 2022
A new auto insurer is turning the tables on car manufacturers that offer insurance with their roadside and emergency services by including these accident services with its auto insurance policy. Austin, Texas-based Sensa is calling itself the “first proactive insurance …
February 8, 2022
Betterview, an insurtech provider of property intelligence to property/casualty insurance companies, now has available what it calls its Defensible Space feature that enables insurers using the company’s Remote Property Intelligence Platform to better protect vulnerable properties against catastrophic weather damage. …
February 8, 2022
The Biden administration on Monday said $725 million in federal funds would be available to states this year to clean up abandoned coal mines, one of several initiatives aimed at reducing pollution from decades of fossil fuel development. The money …
February 8, 2022
For all the potential peril of a workplace romance, the most common source of trouble, experts say, is allowing it to remain a secret. A case in point was last week’s abrupt ouster of longtime CNN chief executive Jeff Zucker, …
February 8, 2022
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday it was issuing draft guidance seeking to protect aviation employees who perform government certification duties from interference by airplane manufacturers and others. Congress in December 2020 approved legislation boosting FAA oversight of aircraft …
February 7, 2022
Tesla is recalling more than 817,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the seat belt reminder chimes may not sound when the vehicles are started and the driver hasn’t buckled up. The recall covers the 2021 and 2022 Model S sedan …
February 7, 2022
CNA Financial Corp. said fourth quarter 2021 net income decreased more than 30% to $266 million compared to the same period the prior year. There was a drop in net investment income during the last three months of 2021 to …
February 7, 2022
National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell told teams Saturday that the league will look to bolster policies meant to encourage hiring of minorities, particularly as head coaches, and he pledged an investigation into tanking allegations raised by Brian Flores in …