Walmart CEO Calls for Congress to Debate Assault Weapons Ban August 16, 2019 By Matt Townsend In the wake of a mass shooting at a Walmart Inc. store, Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon called for an...
Facebook Warned Its Employees, Not Users, About 2018 Breach, Lawsuit Says August 16, 2019 By Katie Paul Facebook users suing the world’s largest social media network over a 2018 data breach say it failed to warn them...
AIG Names Munich Re’s Olsen as General Insurance Unit’s Chief Actuary August 16, 2019 American International Group announced that Richard Olsen will join the company as chief actuary, General Insurance, effective immediately. Olsen will...
Willis Towers Watson Appoints Garrard to Succeed Jones as Corporate Risk Leader August 15, 2019 Global broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Adam Garrard as leader for the Corporate Risk & Broking segment, effective immediately....
Willis Towers Watson’s Jones Named North America CEO by QBE, Replacing Johnston August 15, 2019 QBE Insurance Group has appointed Todd Jones to the role of CEO North America, succeeding Russ Johnston who the company...
U.S. Scientist Files Whistleblower Complaint Over Order to Stop Climate Work August 15, 2019 By Timothy Gardner A climate scientist for the Trump administration’s health protection agency who was ordered by his agency to drop work on...
FAA May Not Require Simulator Training for Boeing 737 Max Pilots August 15, 2019 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein U.S. aviation regulators are increasingly convinced they don’t need to mandate new simulator training for pilots of Boeing Co.’s 737...
Fidelity Wins Court Battle with IRS Over Coal Tax Credits August 15, 2019 By Tim McLaughlin Fidelity Investments on Wednesday won its court battle with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over tax credits for the production...
Marijuana Access Reduces Opioid-Related Deaths: Research August 15, 2019 Marijuana access leads to reductions in opioid-related deaths, according to new research using data from 1999 through 2017. Investigators found...
Real Hurricane ‘Season Within a Season’ About to Begin August 15, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Don’t be lulled by a quiet June and July, the real Atlantic hurricane season is about to kick off. The...