Softbank Plans Big Push into Insurance Investments October 16, 2018 By Eric Auchard and Simon Jessop Softbank’s Vision Fund plans to pump more money into insurance, a sector it sees as both ripe for disruption and...
Canada Gets Ready for Legalized Recreational Marijuana on Oct. 17 October 16, 2018 By Gene Johnson and Rob Gillies Mat Beren and his friends used to drive by the vast greenhouses of southern British Columbia and joke about how...
Brokerslink Names Fonseca, MDS Group’s CEO, as Chairman, Replacing Allard October 16, 2018 Global broking network Brokerslink announced it has appointed José Manuel Fonseca as its new chairman, replacing Grégory Allard, who steps...
UK Needs to Get ‘Good and Scared’ About No-Deal Brexit: Opinion October 16, 2018 By Therese Raphael, Bloomberg View The European Union summit in Brussels this week was meant to be historic: a Brexit divorce deal would be reached...
Singapore’s Temasek Has Held Talks to Buy Stake in China’s Anbang: Sources October 16, 2018 By Bloomberg News Singapore’s state investment firm, Temasek Holdings Pte, has held talks with Chinese authorities about acquiring a stake in Anbang Insurance...
UK Cyber Security Center Blames Most Attacks on Hostile States October 16, 2018 By Kitty Donaldson The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre blamed hostile foreign states for the majority of the 1,167 attacks it has handled...
Kimberly Fobbs, Candidate for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner October 16, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Election 2018 The office of the insurance commissioner in Oklahoma is an elected position. The current commissioner,...
ShakeOut an Opportunity to Sell Earthquake Policies in California and Beyond October 16, 2018 By Don Jergler Millions of people are expected to drop, cover and hold on at 10:18 a.m. PST on Thursday, which should be...
Judge Rules Trump’s Tweet Over Stormy Daniels Was Free Speech, Not Libel October 16, 2018 By Edvard Pettersson Stormy Daniels’s libel lawsuit over a tweet by Donald Trump accusing her of “a total con job” was thrown out...
Drug Ads on TV Would Show Prices Under Trump Administration Proposal October 16, 2018 The U.S. government, in an effort to increase pressure on drugmakers to lower costs for U.S. consumers, said on Monday...