Judge Permits Nationwide Privacy Lawsuit Against Facebook to Proceed September 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc. to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third...
Medical Association Calls for Americans to Stop Vaping as Illnesses, Deaths Rise September 10, 2019 By Julie Steenhuyse The American Medical Association on Monday urged Americans to stop using electronic cigarettes of any sort until scientists have a...
Judge Rejects Purdue Effort to Dismiss Claim Opioids Are Public Nuisance September 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. judge overseeing nationwide litigation concerning the opioid crisis on Monday rejected Purdue Pharma LP’s effort to dismiss claims...
Billion Dollar Loss Scenarios Point to Need to Better Understand Cyber Events September 9, 2019 As the cyber insurance market has continued its rapid growth, its loss vulnerabilities have become increasingly clear. A new report...
Guy Carpenter’s Holtmeier Joins BMS as U.S. Reinsurance Chief Strategy Officer September 9, 2019 Reinsurance brokerage BMS Group announced the appointment of Gregg Holtmeier as chief strategy officer of its U.S. reinsurance operations. With...
Cigna Plan Will Cover Expensive Breakthrough Gene Therapies September 9, 2019 Health insurer Cigna Corp. said on Thursday it had introduced a plan to fully cover costs for expensive gene therapies,...
Root Insurance Raises $350 Million in New Round; Valuation Reaches $3.65 Billion September 9, 2019 Root Insurance, which uses smartphone technology to gauge driver behavior and price policies, said it has raised $350 million in...
U.S. Opposes Merger of Title Insurers Fidelity National and Stewart September 9, 2019 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday that it had filed an administrative complaint aimed at preventing title insurance...
Automated Driver Assist Cars Still a Work in Progress September 9, 2019 By Alan Levin and Ryan Beene To the human driver, it would have been an obvious obstacle: a police car and fire truck, emergency lights blazing,...
Online Tool from Brightway Helps Franchise Owners Recruit Agents September 9, 2019 Brightway Insurance has introduced a new online tool for its franchise owners designed to improve how franchisees recruit agents. The...