Pass Measures to Lower Prescription Drug Prices, Biden Urges Congress August 13, 2021 By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey President Joe Biden on Thursday called on U.S. lawmakers to enact legislation aimed at lowering drug prices, including allowing Medicare...
McDonald’s Franchise Settles Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit August 13, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner A McDonald’s Corp. franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a...
Concerned Scientists Outline What U.S. Should Do to Deal with Climate Change August 12, 2021 By Don Jergler Six insurers have ruled out Arctic refuge drilling, according to a report out this week from the Gwich’in Steering Committee....
MAPFRE and AAA Form Jointly Owned Company Serving Washington, North Idaho August 12, 2021 MAPFRE Insurance and AAA Washington entered into definitive agreements to form a jointly owned insurance company to write automobile and...
Tropical Depression Fred Expected to Bring Heavy Rainfall to Southern Florida August 12, 2021 Tropical Depression Fred could lead to heavy rainfall across southern Florida according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm was...
People Moves: WCRI Adds Negrusa; WTW’s Atkinson, Pokora Move to Marsh; WTW Appoints Drummond, Romano August 12, 2021 The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that Dr. Sebastian Negrusa has joined the Cambridge, Mass.-based Institute to manage its...
Another Guilty Plea in Louisiana Staged Truck Accident Schemes August 12, 2021 A Louisiana man pleaded guilty of participating in insurance fraud scheme involving staged accidents with commercial trucks in the New...
U.S. Is Vulnerable Enough to Hurricanes. We Don’t Need Another Storm From an Insurance Tax. August 12, 2021 By Kevin McCarty As a longtime Florida resident, I have witnessed the destructive power of hurricanes on the lives and properties of countless...
Storm Flooding Closes East-Central Arizona Highway August 12, 2021 Flooding and debris from storm runoff closed a 17.5-mile stretch of U.S. between Superior and Miami in east-central Arizona, authorities...
Trial Begins Over Sacklers, Purdue Pharma $10 Billion Opioid Liability Exit Plan August 12, 2021 By Jeremy Hill Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, members of the Sackler family, are nearing the end of their decades-long association with...