AXIS Capital Sets Clean Energy Policy Designed to Reduce Climate Risks October 17, 2019 AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. won’t insure, invest in or provide insurance or reinsurance for new coal plants or oil pipelines...
EU-Based Britons Fuel Growth in Healthcare Insurance as Post-Brexit Fears Grow October 17, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn, Isla Binnie and Maya Nikolaeva Some Britons living in the Europe Union are worried about losing access to free healthcare after Brexit, opening up a...
Tennessee Reports 49 Cases of Lung Injury Linked to Vaping October 17, 2019 Tennessee health officials say they have received 49 cases of serious lung injury in people who use electronic cigarettes or...
Florida Officials Say Insurers Not Doing Enough to Settle Hurricane Michael Claims October 17, 2019 By Amy O'Connor It’s been just over a year since Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle, devastating the region as a...
Michigan’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Blocked by Judge October 17, 2019 By David Eggert A Michigan judge temporarily blocked the state’s weeks-old ban on flavored e-cigarettes Tuesday, saying it may force adults to return...
Oklahoma Judge Says He Miscalculated Award in Opioid Case by $107M October 17, 2019 By Sean Murphy An Oklahoma judge on Oct. 15 acknowledged making a nearly $107 million miscalculation in determining how much drug maker Johnson...
Possibility of Tropical Weather Adds to Worry at New Orleans Collapse Site October 17, 2019 By Kevin McGill A tropical disturbance over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is being eyed by New Orleans authorities, who fear it could become a...
Burnham Risk in California Names Huttinger Executive Vice President and Partner October 17, 2019 Irvine, Calif.-based Burnham Risk has named John Huttinger executive vice president and partner. The change was made following Burnham’s acquisition...
Actuaries Estimate Four Years of Opioid Crisis Cost Economy $631 Billion October 17, 2019 The opioid epidemic cost the U.S. economy at least $631 billion from 2015 to 2018, according to a Society of...
Bipartisan Group Calls for Pulling Internet Firms’ Liability Immunity October 17, 2019 By Naomi Nix and Rebecca Kern A bipartisan group of lawmakers is stepping up efforts to have U.S. trade officials eliminate a legal liability shield that...