Trials Over Bayer’s Roundup Weedkiller Delayed for Mediation Talks December 6, 2019 By Tim Loh Bayer AG agreed to postpone two upcoming U.S. trials involving its Roundup weedkiller to allow time for mediation talks on...
Political Risk Losses Up in 2019, Hitting 68% of Surveyed Firms: WTW December 6, 2019 A survey of 41 major corporations by broker Willis Towers Watson found that 61% believe political risk levels increased in...
Uber Received 3,000 Reports of Sexual Assault in U.S. in 2018 December 6, 2019 By Tina Bellon Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. said it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault related to its 1.3 billion rides...
Amazon Providing Software That Could Help NFL Prevent Concussions December 6, 2019 By Dina Bass, Matt Day and Eben Novy-Williams Amazon.com Inc. and the National Football League announced a deal to use the tech giant’s cloud-computing services to help solve...
Smart Club Program from Insurance Office Of America Targets Member Organizations December 6, 2019 Insurance Office of America has launched Smart Club Program – a new program exclusively for athletic, city, country, faculty, golf,...
Report Calls Out Dangers of Cannabis Branding Practices December 5, 2019 By Don Jergler Accurate and honest cannabis branding should be the next best step for the budding industry if it wishes to stave...
Cybersecurity Provider Coronet, Coalition Partner on Small Business Cyber Product December 5, 2019 Small business cybersecurity provider Coronet has partnered with Coalition, a cyber insurance provider for small and midsized businesses, to offer...
MetLife to Enter Pet Insurance Market with Acquisition of PetFirst Program December 5, 2019 MetLife has agreed to acquire PetFirst Healthcare, a pet insurance program administrator that currently distributes its pet insurance products through...
Fitch Sees Strong Revenue Growth for U.S. Public Insurance Brokers in 2020 December 5, 2019 Publicly traded U.S. insurance brokers are expected to produce strong revenue growth for 2020 given near peak level organic growth...
Deadly Defect Causes Takata to Issue Another Major Air Bag Recall December 5, 2019 By Ryan Beene Takata Corp., the auto-parts supplier that went bankrupt after its air bags spurred the largest-ever recall, told U.S. safety regulators...