Criminal Indictments Are Major — But Not Only — Tool of U.S. Cyber Defense Agencies January 20, 2022 By Eric Tucker The FBI and other federal agencies are increasingly looking to counter cyber threats through tools other than criminal indictments, the...
Transportation Safety Chief Objects to Use of Driver Error Statistic January 20, 2022 By Tom Krisher and Hope Yen With traffic fatalities spiking higher, the nation’s top safety investigator says a widely cited government statistic that 94% of serious...
Multi-Family Property Insurtech Honeycomb Raises $15.4 Million, Plans Expansion January 19, 2022 Digital insurance provider Honeycomb announced it has raised $15.4 million in a Series A funding and plans to expand into...
Judge Nixes Former Employees’ Suit Against Marsh & McLennan Over 2021 Data Breach January 19, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in New York has dismissed a potential class action against Marsh & McLennan by two former employees...
Agriculture Officials Find More Avian Flu Cases in Wild Birds, Caution Poultry Farmers January 19, 2022 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported two more cases of highly pathogenic avian flu in wild birds on Tuesday, raising...
Number of Insurance Agency M&As Rose 30% in 2021: OPTIS Partners January 19, 2022 There were 1,034 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2021, up 30% from 795 reported in 2020, according to...
AT&T, Verizon Again Agree to Delay Turning On Some 5G Towers Near Key Airports January 19, 2022 By David Shepardson AT&T and Verizon Communications on Tuesday agreed to temporarily defer turning on some wireless towers near key airports to avert...
Teva to Pay $420M to Settle Shareholder Suit Over Generic Drug Pricing January 19, 2022 By Jody Godoy Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed to pay $420 million to settle shareholder litigation alleging the company hid an anti-competitive...
People Moves: Zurich North America Changes Leadership in Captives, Crop, Construction, Customer Office January 18, 2022 Zurich North America announced the following changes: Jason Meador, currently head of Captives at Zurich North America, has been appointed...
Marsh McLennan’s Mercer Sells Association Business to Affinity Agency January 18, 2022 Association Member Benefits Advisors (AMBA), a national affinity-based membership and marketing insurance agency, has agreed to acquire the associations business...