Viewpoint: Why Medical Marijuana Laws Are Not a Gateway to Adult Use Legislation June 24, 2019 By William F. McDevitt The 2018-2019 legislative sessions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania have all but ended without the passage of...
Small Fire Still Burning at Site of Philadelphia Oil Refinery Explosions June 24, 2019 Officials say a very small fire continues to burn at a Philadelphia refinery following explosions and a pre-dawn blaze that...
Virginia Officials Say Party Bus Did Not Have Legal Permit When Woman Fell to Death June 24, 2019 Virginia officials say a party bus was operating without proper permits when a woman fell out of it last year...
Vermont Man’s Sunken Boat Case Scheduled for Trial in August June 24, 2019 A lawsuit over whether insurance companies must cover a Vermont man’s claim for his boat he says sank with his...
Liberty Mutual Re Taps Voges from AXA as Senior Marine & Energy Underwriter June 24, 2019 Liberty Mutual Re, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Jens Voges as senior underwriter and product leader Marine...
How Workers’ Comp Helps People to Recover: NCCI CEO Commentary June 24, 2019 By Bill Donnell Every year there are more than two million workplace injuries in the United States. Behind each of those claims is...
As Lloyd’s Jettisons Some Marine Insurance Lines, Opportunities Created for Rivals June 24, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn, Jonathan Saul and Suzanne Barlyn Rivals to Lloyd’s of London are riding a rising tide of marine insurance rates, leaving the 330-year-old market behind after...
Iran Increases Cyber Attacks on U.S. Gov’t, Infrastructure: Cyber Security Firms June 24, 2019 By Tami Abdollah Iran has increased its offensive cyber attacks against the U.S. government and critical infrastructure as tensions have grown between the...
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Gets Pushback from Global Financial Watchdogs June 24, 2019 By Alastair Marsh Facebook Inc. was hours away from the formal announcement of its ambitious foray into financial services, but French Finance Minister...
Women Employees at Oracle Seek Class-Action Status in Gender Pay Lawsuit June 24, 2019 By Peter Blumberg and Joel Rosenblatt Call it the class ceiling. Women suing major technology companies for gender discrimination would have much stronger leverage against their...