Typhoons Faxai, Hagibis Unlikely to Affect Stability of Japan’s Non-Life Insurers: AM Best October 18, 2019 The recent mega-typhoons in Japan are unlikely to affect the financial stability of the country’s three major non-life insurers due...
Brexit Creates Opportunities for Specialist Legacy Acquisition Insurers October 18, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn Britain’s impending departure from the European Union is creating expansion opportunities for specialist general insurers who buy and manage policies...
Idea Exchange: Missouri Court Rulings Conflict with Insurer Right to Intervene Protections October 18, 2019 By Nick Daugherty The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals recently issued opinions that effectively strip any practical effect from a...
Unconfirmed Drug Test Can’t Be Used to Deny Workers’ Comp Claim: Louisiana Court October 18, 2019 By Stephanie K. Jones Louisiana’s high court recently nixed the idea that an unconfirmed or unverified drug test can be used to prove intoxication...
U.S. Safety Board Wants to Learn Cause of Fatal Uber Autonomous Car Crash October 18, 2019 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a Nov. 19 hearing to determine the probable cause of a...
Judge Calls on Big 3 Drug CEOs to Discuss Opioid Settlement October 18, 2019 By Nate Raymond The chief executives of the three largest U.S. drug distributors and a drugmaker have been summoned to appear before a...
J&J Settles Claims by 41 States Over Risks of Vaginal Mesh for $117 Million October 18, 2019 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $117 million to settle 41 states’ claims that it misrepresented the risks of vaginal-mesh...
Florida Hires Mental Health Coordinator for Disaster Recoveries October 18, 2019 Florida’s emergency management agency has hired a mental health expert to coordinate services after catastrophes. Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis...
Kentucky Officials Warn of Growing Number of Vaping-Related Illnesses October 18, 2019 The Kentucky Department for Public Health said last week it is monitoring a growing number of cases of illness related...
California Governor’s OK of Cannabis Tax Bill Among Several Industry-Related Bills He Signed October 17, 2019 By Don Jergler California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been quite friendly to the cannabis industry lately, signing into law more than a half-dozen...