Supreme Court Will Decide Constitutionality of Patent Appeal Board Appointments October 14, 2020 By Jan Wolfe The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether more than 100 technology disputes must be reheard because judges...
Short-Term Rental Sites Combat Party Houses, Complaints as COVID Shuts Nightclubs October 14, 2020 By Olivia Carville and Jacqueline Davalos When the coronavirus pandemic shut down bars and concert halls in March, a new phenomenon was born: the vacation-rental nightclub....
J&J to Pay $5 Billion in Potential Opioid Settlement With States October 14, 2020 By Nate Raymond Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will contribute up to $1 billion more to a potential settlement of lawsuits...
The Impact of Political Risks on Businesses October 13, 2020 By Bjoern Reusswig Civil unrest incidents such as protests and riots are challenging terrorism as the main political risk exposure for companies. Recently,...
AmWINS, CRC and Heffernan Create Technology Alliance for Specialty Business October 13, 2020 Wholesaler insurance brokers AmWINS and CRC, along with independent agency Heffernan Insurance Brokers, are the charter members of a new...
Crisis Within a Crisis: How COVID-19 Is Driving the Opioid Epidemic October 13, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield While the current national health conversation has largely centered on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in more than 200,000...
Sternberg Joins NFP’s Merger & Acquisition Risk Unit October 13, 2020 Insurance broker NFP announced that Charles Sternberg has joined its property/casualty division as a senior vice president. He will lead...
Working From Home Is Here to Stay: Viewpoint October 13, 2020 By Noah Smith, Bloomberg Opinion The Covid-19 pandemic has crushed the economy, sent joblessness soaring, and killed over a million people worldwide. But there are...
Fire Departments Need Training in Electric Vehicle Fires October 13, 2020 By Alan Levin Half of U.S. fire departments have no protocols in place to fight fires that break out in the growing number...
InsuraGuest to Offer Crum & Forster BOP Coverage to 130+ Classes Via Web Portal October 13, 2020 InsuraGuest Technologies, through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary Insure The People, has launched a new business owner policy (BOP) insurtech...