Chubb Signs Onto Multi-Year Sponsorship of U.S. Tennis Open August 20, 2020 The U.S. Tennis Association announced that insurance carrier Chubb has become the official insurance sponsor of the U.S. Open under...
Court Deals Blow to Litigation Funders With False Claims Act Suits August 20, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court dealt a blow against litigation funding companies by ruling that the U.S. Justice Department can dismiss...
Court Grants Facebook Preliminary OK to Settle Facial Recognition Privacy Claims August 20, 2020 Facebook Inc. won preliminary approval late on Wednesday from a federal court for settlement of a lawsuit that claimed it...
Drug Costs for COVID-19 Patients in U.S. Hospitals Drop But May Rise Again August 20, 2020 By Chad Terhune Medication costs for COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the United States have dropped sharply since May, reflecting advances in treatment, shorter...
Cold Chain Mystery: Does Coronavirus Spread Via Contaminated Food Packaging? August 20, 2020 By Bloomberg News Evidence shows that food is an unlikely route of transmitting the coronavirus across borders, but contaminated items continue to grab...
Supreme Court’s Next Obamacare Test to Happen a Week After Election August 20, 2020 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court said it will hear its blockbuster clash over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act on...
Roadmaps for Wildfire Mitigation Provide Guidance for Suburban Neighborhoods August 19, 2020 New wildfire guidelines from an insurance industry home safety organization offer guidance for adapting suburban communities to the growing threat...
SpottedRisk Acquires Completion Bonds Agency Media Guarantors August 19, 2020 Entertainment insurance provider SpottedRisk has acquired Media Guarantors, a specialized managing general underwriter focused on completion bonds for the film...
Class Action Claims E*Trade Failed to Warn About Risks From Oil Price Crash August 19, 2020 By Catherine Ngai One of the biggest U.S. brokerages has been hit with a class action lawsuit after the oil price crash in...
Constructing a Post-Pandemic Construction Market August 19, 2020 By Andrea Wells The construction industry may emerge from the pandemic strong or relatively unscathed compared to other segments of the economy. But...