Global Safety Regulators Fault U.S., ‘Undue Pressure’ from Boeing for 737 Max Approval October 11, 2019 By Alan Levin U.S. aviation regulators assessing Boeing Co.’s 737 Max sometimes didn’t follow their own rules, used out-of-date procedures and lacked the...
Travelers Joins MIT Research Groups Focused on Autonomous Transportation October 10, 2019 The Travelers Companies has joined the Advanced Vehicle Technology (AVT) Consortium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Partners...
How States, Cities Compare on Rates of Health Uninsured October 10, 2019 With the national rate of Americans lacking health insurance on the rise again, the personal finance website WalletHub released a...
Holocaust Survivors Want Congress to Let Them Sue Insurers Over Nazi-Era Losses October 10, 2019 By Curt Anderson When David Schaecter was a child in Slovakia in the 1930s, he counted more than 100 people in his extended...
More States Now Mandate Employee Training to Prevent Sexual Harassment October 10, 2019 By Jeff Green Two years into the #MeToo movement, an unprecedented number of American workers are required to receive mandatory sexual harassment training,...
Replacing Car Mirrors With High-Tech Cameras May be Closer Than It Appears October 10, 2019 By Ryan Beene Drivers in the U.S. may one day no longer have to crane their necks to check their blind spots if...
Government Has Bought 43,000 Flood-Prone Homes; Poor Often Left Behind October 10, 2019 By Eric Roston As the climate crisis worsens, more Americans will be forced from their homes. Many won’t be able to afford it,...
Victor O. Schinnerer Increases Capacity for Architects & Engineers through Aspen October 9, 2019 Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, an underwriting manager of specialty insurance, has expanded its professional liability insurance program for architects...
J&J Hit with Year’s Largest Jury Award Over Marketing Risperdal Drug to Teens October 9, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Riley Griffin Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit was hit with an $8 billion punitive-damages verdict — the largest jury award in the...
Activists Push Big Index Funds to Back Shareholder Votes on Climate Risk Disclosure October 9, 2019 By Ross Kerber and Tim McLaughlin The far-reaching impacts of climate change on companies have investors pressing corporate leaders for action to minimize environmental damage and...