Surgery, Not Pharma, Is Biggest Healthcare Cost Worry: Gawande June 22, 2018 By Deena Beasley Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon who was named this week to head the company being formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway...
Alliant Employee Benefits Hires Phares in Virginia June 22, 2018 Alliant Employee Benefits has hired Beth Phares as senior vice president. The Richmond, Va.-area consultant will work with clients throughout...
Postmates Wins New York Ruling Finding Couriers Not Employees June 22, 2018 By Joel Rosenblatt Postmates Inc.’s couriers aren’t employees, a New York state appeals court ruled in a decision that will fuel debate about...
Willis Towers Watson Launches Update of ResQ Reserving Software June 22, 2018 Willis Towers Watson has launched a new version of its loss-reserving software, ResQ. ResQ 4.1 provides property and casualty (P/C)...
U.S. Missing Out on ‘Huge Economic Opportunity’ of Climate Change Fight: Canada June 22, 2018 By Ewa Krukowska and Jonathan Stearns Canada has an environmental message for Donald Trump: you can’t stop the global campaign against climate change and you will...
Flying Cars Soon to Be Tested in Germany June 22, 2018 By Stefan Nicola Germany, land of the no-holds-barred Autobahn, is pushing the next level of transportation: flying cars. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government signed...
8 Passengers Sue Southwest Airlines, Manufacturers Over Engine Blowout June 22, 2018 By Alana Wise Eight passengers have sued Southwest Airlines Co. over a catastrophic engine blowout in April that killed a passenger and injured...
XL Catlin Launches Specialty Aviation Insurance in Mexico June 22, 2018 XL Catlin announced the launch of specialty aviation insurance in Mexico. The new product suite will initially focus on general...
Timeline: More Than $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency Thefts Since September 2012 June 22, 2018 By Andrea Tan and Yuji Nakamura Investors’ shaky confidence in virtual currencies took another hit after crypto exchange Bithumb, ranked seventh in the world by traded...
Florida Court Puts Hold On Smokable Medical Marijuana June 22, 2018 A Florida circuit court has reinstated a stay on smoking medical marijuana. The state’s 1st District Court of Appeal has...