In COVID Automation Boom, Robots and Apps Find Work at Services Firms September 7, 2021 By Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer and Paul Wiseman Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to...
Kraft Heinz, 2 Execs to Pay $62M to Settle Charges of False Accounting September 7, 2021 By Chris Prentice, Susan Heavey and Jonathan Stempel The Kraft Heinz Company and two former executives have agreed to pay more than $62 million to settle charges they...
Large Insurers Embrace Digital Exchanges, Selling Their Own and Other Policies September 7, 2021 By Alwyn Scott Major U.S. insurers are joining new digital exchanges to sell not only their own policies but also those of rivals,...
Drug Distributors Signal $26B Opioid Settlement with States to Proceed September 7, 2021 By Nate Raymond Three large U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson will proceed with a proposed $26 billion settlement resolving claims...
AM Best Assigns ‘Excellent’ Ratings to Insurtech Next Insurance September 3, 2021 AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent)...
Review: In Netflix Drama ‘Worth,’ Feinberg Grapples With Personal Losses of 9/11 September 3, 2021 By JAKE COYLE “What is life worth?” asks Washington lawyer Kenneth J. Feinberg (Michael Keaton) in the opening scenes of the based-on-a-true-story drama...
What’s an Employer to Do If Workers Avoid COVID Vaccine? September 3, 2021 By Tom Murphy What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines? They can require vaccination and fire employees who don’t comply, or...
Biden Administration Seeks Views on Climate Risks in Insurance, Financial Markets September 3, 2021 By Josh Boak In a season of daunting wildfires and flooding, the Biden administration is taking an initial step to assess how climate...
Judge Says Apple Must Face Siri Privacy Lawsuit September 3, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on Thursday said Apple Inc. must face nearly all of a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that...
AIR Worldwide Estimates Insured Losses for Hurricane Ida Could Be Up to $25 Billion September 3, 2021 Insurance industry insured losses to onshore property resulting from Hurricane Ida’s winds and storm surge will range from $17 billion...