Financial, Legal Advisors Scamming Elderly Has Become Big Business October 21, 2019 By Nick Leiber Terry Ann McIntosh’s financial nightmare began four years ago, soon after she hired a caregiver through a family services website....
Four Drugmakers Reach $260M Settlement, Ending Opioid Trial Set to Start Today October 21, 2019 By Kathy Gray Four large drug companies reached a last-minute $260 million legal settlement over their role in the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic,...
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Consumer Protection Bureau’s Structure October 21, 2019 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a challenge backed by President Donald Trump’s administration to the structure...
FTC’s Chopra Tells House Antitrust Panel Big Tech’s Data Practices Threaten Competition October 21, 2019 By Ben Brody, Daniel R. Stoller and David McLaughlin U.S. technology companies sent tens of thousands of documents to the House committee investigating whether they’re using their dominance to...
States Vary Widely in How They Control Workers’ Comp Medical Costs: WCRI October 21, 2019 By Jim Sams Workers’ compensation medical costs vary widely among the states both in terms of price and how often services are used....
J&J Recalls Some Baby Powder After FDA Reports Traces of Asbestos October 18, 2019 By Julie Steenhuysen Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after...
Venture Insurance Programs Creates Small Business Online Platform October 18, 2019 Venture Insurance Programs, a national insurance program administrator, has unveiled Venture Small Business – a new business unit designed to...
Agency E&O Survey: Deadline to Participate Approaching October 18, 2019 Why do agencies purchase agency E&O coverage? Are premiums trending up, down or staying the same? What restrictions are agencies...
Munich Re America Taps AXA XL’s Herrera for New Diversity and Inclusion Post October 18, 2019 Munich Reinsurance America has appointed Juan Herrera as its first full-time head of Diversity and Inclusion. Herrera will oversee all...
U.S. to Update Crash Test Standards and Dummies October 18, 2019 By Ryan Beene U.S. auto safety regulators next year will propose several changes to federal crash testing standards that critics say have failed...