AstraZeneca to Publish Full COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial Results on Efficacy March 24, 2021 By Kate Kelland and Julie Steenhuysen AstraZeneca will publish up-to-date results from its major U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trial within 48 hours after health officials publicly criticized...
Boston Scientific Settles States’ Surgical Mesh Device Marketing Claims for $189M March 24, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Boston Scientific Corp. agreed to pay $188.7 million to settle claims by most U.S. states that it deceptively marketed its...
AIA Group to Buy Life Insurance Business of Bank of East Asia March 24, 2021 By Sumeet Chatterjee Hong Kong-based insurer AIA Group has entered into an agreement to buy the wholly-owned life insurance unit of Bank of...
Britain Proposes Requiring Large Firms to Disclose Climate Financial Risks by 2022 March 24, 2021 By Huw Jones Britain launched a public consultation on Wednesday on proposals to require large companies as soon as 2022 to disclose the...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires R&R Benefits/Risk Management in Indiana March 24, 2021 Global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired South Bend, Indiana-based R&R...
Data: Florida’s Texting-While-Driving Law Rarely Enforced March 24, 2021 By Christopher Cann A Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy was heading east on Interstate 4 in his red Dodge Charger on a brilliantly sunny...
South Carolina Lawmakers Look to Combat Catalytic Converter Theft March 24, 2021 The South Carolina House has approved a bill that would make buying or selling stolen catalytic converters a separate crime...
Nashville Approves $2.25M Settlement in Fatal Shooting by Officer March 24, 2021 Officials in Tennessee have agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Black...
Reporters Without Borders Sues Facebook in France over Hate Speech, False Information March 24, 2021 PARIS – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a lawsuit against Facebook in France over hate speech and false information,...
Lloyd’s Launches Parametric Earthquake Insurance Policy in New Zealand March 24, 2021 Lloyd’s has launched a parametric earthquake insurance policy in New Zealand, in partnership with start-up Bounce Insurance, which uses cutting-edge...