America Is Still Waiting for Trump’s ‘Much Better’ Replacement for Obamacare January 3, 2020 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health...
Trump Administration Issues Partial E-Cigarette Ban January 3, 2020 By Chris Kirkham The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ban on some popular e-cigarette flavors, including fruit and mint, to curb rising...
Homeland Security Balks at State Laws on Immigrant Drivers’ Licenses, Data Sharing January 3, 2020 By Colleen Long The acting secretary of Homeland Security is taking aim at new laws in New York, New Jersey and other states...
Liberty Mutual to Insure Uber Drivers and Passengers in 7 States, Puerto Rico January 2, 2020 Liberty Mutual Insurance will provide coverage for Uber drivers and passengers throughout New England, South Carolina and Puerto Rico as...
2020 Predictions from Cannabis Industry Experts: More Insurance Business January 2, 2020 By Don Jergler More legalization in more states. More product liability risks. More regulations. More M&A. More of many things is what insurance...
Employee Climate Group Claims Amazon Threatened Firings for Speaking Out January 2, 2020 By Matt Day A group of Amazon.com Inc. employees who pushed the company to combat climate change say Amazon has threatened to fire...
Airbnb Insurance Leader Langone Becomes RIMS President for 2020 January 2, 2020 The risk management society, RIMS, announced that Laura Langone, head of Insurance Operations at Airbnb, Inc., will lead the association...
Commercial Lines Insurtech Bold Penguin Acquires E&S Brokerage Tech Platform xagent January 2, 2020 Bold Penguin, a commercial insurance exchange technology platform launched in 2016, announced it has acquired xagent, an independent, single-entry, multi-quote...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 National Stories of 2019 January 2, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The top Insurance Journal story of the year was about a merger that never happened. On March 5, 2019 a...
Drugmakers Begin New Year by Raising Prices January 2, 2020 By Michael Erman Drugmakers including Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Gilead Sciences Inc., and Biogen Inc. hiked U.S. list prices on more than 50 drugs...