How TRIA Would Handle Another 9/11: I.I.I. October 11, 2019 By James Lynch The Insurance Information Institute’s new white paper, “A World Without TRIA: Incalculable Risk,” shows how the market for terrorism insurance...
Two Workers Hurt in Crash Between Washington D.C. Commuter Trains October 11, 2019 Authorities in Washington, D.C., say two regional transit agency workers were hurt when one commuter train rear-ended another. WTOP-FM reports...
Connecticut Man Sentenced for Lying about Superstorm Sandy Damage October 11, 2019 A Connecticut man must pay a $5,000 fine and serve two years’ probation after making false statements to obtain a...
Court Allows Judge Opposed by Drug Firms to Oversee Nationwide Opioid Trial October 11, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for a landmark trial over the nation’s opioid crisis, rejecting a...
Global Safety Regulators Fault U.S., ‘Undue Pressure’ from Boeing for 737 Max Approval October 11, 2019 By Alan Levin U.S. aviation regulators assessing Boeing Co.’s 737 Max sometimes didn’t follow their own rules, used out-of-date procedures and lacked the...
Largest African Insurer Sanlam Plans to Continue Growth via M&A October 11, 2019 By Roxanne Henderson Africa’s largest insurer is getting breathing room to build on its biggest-ever acquisition and expand existing operations as rivals scale...
Beazley Appoints Turk to Lead Corporate Development as Goodman Retires October 11, 2019 Beazley has appointed Rachel Turk as head of corporate development, effective immediately, following the retirement of Mark Goodman. Turk joined...
Mediobanca Pressed to Grow via M&A and Rely Less on Its Prized Asset, Generali October 11, 2019 Mediobanca’s third-biggest investor Leonardo Del Vecchio called for it to get bigger through acquisition on Friday, stepping up his questioning...
No-Deal Brexit Could Endanger Billions of Data Transfers; Some Firms Move Data Centers October 11, 2019 By Thomas Pfeiffer and Thomas Seal If Britain hasn’t secured a deal to leave the European Union as the clock ticks past 11 p.m. on Oct....
Cannabis Industry: More Regs Will Help Address Vaping Crisis October 10, 2019 By Don Jergler In the midst of a vaping crisis that has gripped the nation’s cannabis industry what is needed most right are...