Facebook to Change Rules on Attacking Public Figures: Reuters October 14, 2021 By Elizabeth Culliford Facebook Inc. will now count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying...
OSHA Submits Language for Company Vaccine Mandate to White House October 14, 2021 By Nandita Bose The U.S. Labor Department on Tuesday submitted to the White House the initial text of President Joe Biden’s plan to...
Lockton Creates Digital Asset Protection Team With Brokers, Attorneys October 13, 2021 Insurance broker Lockton Companies announced the formation of special team focused on risk transfer for companies in the evolving blockchain...
Reluctant Localities Are Being Dragged Into Court to Fix Sidewalks for People With Disabilities October 13, 2021 By Maureen O'Hagan, Kaiser Health News From her Baltimore dining room, Susan Goodlaxson can see her neighbor gardening across the street. But while other neighbors stop...
Brown & Brown Continues Its Rebranding With Focus on 130 Retail Locations October 13, 2021 Florida-based global insurance firm Brown & Brown is rebranding the 130 retail insurance agency locations it has acquired over the...
SEC Looking Into Use of Personal Digital Devices by Financial Professionals: Reuters October 13, 2021 By Chris Prentice and Jody Godoy The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a broad inquiry into how Wall Street banks are keeping track...
Federal Law Likely Overrides Texas Ban on Vaccine Mandates October 13, 2021 By Tom Hals Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates will likely be superseded by the Biden administration plan to require...
Top 10 P/C Insurance Market Conduct Issues October 13, 2021 The U.S. insurance industry’s top compliance shortcomings relate to claims handling noncompliance, including timeliness, required disclosures, payments and grievance and...
Howden’s DUAL Acquires Align Financial; Sweeney, Johnson to Lead; O’Connor Exits October 12, 2021 London-based DUAL, the underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, reports it has completed the acquisition of Align Financial Holdings that...
U.S. Property Insurers Could be Facing $12.5B in Hidden Cyber Losses October 12, 2021 The U.S. property insurance market is accumulating cyber exposures that could result in $12.5 billion in non-physical damage losses and...