So You Comply with New York Reg. 500: Now What? April 17, 2019 By JillAllison Opell and Jonathan Goeringer In March of 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) implemented 23 NYCRR §500 (NY Reg. 500). In...
Supreme Court Justices Politely Debate Offensive Trademark April 17, 2019 By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court justices tiptoed around the offensive word at the center of a free speech case on Monday as...
South Africa Food Producer Tiger Brands Faces Class Action Over Listeria Outbreak April 17, 2019 South Africa’s leading food producer Tiger Brands said on Wednesday it will fight a class action lawsuit over its role...
Britain’s Financial Regulator to Review Its Rules for Post-Brexit Landscape April 17, 2019 Britain’s markets watchdog will review its rules as the country readies to leave the European Union, the source of its...
U.S. Firms in China Say Trade Deal Must Address Unequal Treatment April 17, 2019 By Michael Martina Frustrated U.S. businesses can no longer be counted on as a “positive anchor” in U.S.-China relations, a top U.S. business...
Partner Re Names Colello to Lead P/C Business in U.S., Canada, Latin America April 17, 2019 PartnerRe announced that Jonathan Colello will join the company effective July 1, 2019, as chief executive officer for P&C Americas,...
Trump Clears Way for U.S. Suits Against Foreign Firms Operating in Cuba April 17, 2019 By Matt Spetalnick The Trump administration will allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against foreign companies that use properties Communist-ruled...
Digital or Plastic? Or Both? States Experiment with Driver’s Licenses April 17, 2019 By Jenni Bergal, Stateline Millions of people may be able to show their smartphones rather than a plastic card to prove they’re legit to...
FDA Halts Sales of Surgical Mesh by 2 Firms Over Injury Claims April 17, 2019 By Michelle Fay Cortez U.S. health regulators ordered two medical device companies to stop selling a surgical mesh used in pelvic repair surgeries, after...
Hanover Offers Agents Small Business Platform Using CoverWallet Technology April 17, 2019 The Hanover Insurance Group is debuting a digital platform to help independent agents acquire new small business customers including freelancers,...