Industry Groups Meet at White House on Vaccine Mandate Rule October 18, 2021 By Nandita Bose and Tom Hals Several influential industry groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce met White House officials on Friday and raised concerns about...
RIMS CEO Roth to Retire in 2022 October 15, 2021 After a 36-year career advancing the risk management profession, RIMS CEO Mary Roth has announced she plans to retire following...
Workers’ Compensation Insurers Find That as Opioid Cost Slows, Marijuana Grows October 15, 2021 By Jim Sams Workers’ compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are...
Safety Regulator Questions Tesla on No Recall With Autopilot Update October 15, 2021 By Tom Krisher U.S. safety investigators want to know why Tesla didn’t file recall documents when it updated Autopilot software to better identify...
Johnson & Johnson Places Talcum Liabilities Into Bankruptcy October 15, 2021 By Mike Spector and Dan Levine Johnson & Johnson on Thursday put into bankruptcy tens of thousands of legal claims alleging its Baby Powder and other...
Lawsuit Seeks SEC Enforcement of Proxy Adviser Restrictions October 15, 2021 By Jessica DiNapoli The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), a business group, sued the U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday for refusing to enforce...
Insurtech Veteran Launches Online Directory to Connect P/C Agents with Technologies October 14, 2021 A veteran agency insurtech advocate has launched an online directory for property/casualty insurance agents to categorize, compare and connect them...
Toronto Cyber Insurtech Boxx Expands to U.S., Names Itriago as President October 14, 2021 Right after closing its Series A financing round, Boxx Insurance Inc. announced its expansion to the U.S. and its appointment...
La Nina Arrives, Threatening More Droughts, Storms and Supply Disruptions October 14, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan A weather-roiling La Nina appears to have emerged across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for worsening droughts in California...
Aon Projects Health Costs for Large Companies to Rise 5% in 2022 October 14, 2021 Costs for large U.S. employers that pay for their employees’ medical care will increase on average five percent to more...