McDonald’s Alleges Ex-CEO Duped Directors, Seeks to Claw Back $37 Million Severance August 31, 2020 By Jef Feeley McDonald’s Corp. told a judge that ex-CEO Steve Easterbrook lied about four alleged sexual relationships with subordinates to dupe directors...
Commuter Bus Slams Divider at NYC Terminal, 16 People Hurt August 31, 2020 A commuter bus slammed into a divider at New York City’s main bus terminal on Saturday, injuring 16 people –...
United Arab Emirates Ends Boycott, Opening Commerce With Israel August 31, 2020 By Jon Gambrell DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott...
Roundup of New England COVID-19 Developments August 31, 2020 Public health officials in Vermont said the state is considering becoming the second state to mandate flu shots as a...
World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s Maximum Benefit Insurance Agency August 31, 2020 World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Maximum Benefit Insurance Agency Inc. of Saddle Brook, N.J., on August 1, 2020. Terms...
Check Up: The Post-Pandemic Future of the Current Telehealth Sensation August 31, 2020 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Telehealth is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus pandemic. Medicare temporarily waived...
Pandemic Shows Why Climate Change Is Major Economic Risk, Says Europe’s Schnabel August 31, 2020 By Balazs Koranyi and Frank Siebelt The coronavirus pandemic demonstrates in the clearest terms why central banks must take a bigger role in fighting climate change...
Total Return Reinsurers Underperform Traditional Bermuda Reinsurers: AM Best August 31, 2020 Although total return reinsurers, which like to take more risk on the investment side of their balance sheets than other...
Insured Loss for UK’s February Floods Estimated at £375 Million August 31, 2020 The updated estimate of the insured property market loss for floods that hit February 9 to 29, 2020, across the...
Safety Agency Offers App for Alerts on Vehicle Recalls August 31, 2020 The U.S. government’s road safety agency is offering a smartphone app that will alert drivers if their vehicles are recalled....