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Catholic Nuns Sue Smith & Wesson to Halt its Assault-Style Weapons Sales

A group of Catholic nuns have sued the board of Smith & Wesson to try to force the gunmaker to abandon the manufacture, marketing and sales of assault-style rifles that have been used in U.S. mass shootings. The nuns, in …

US SEC Enforcement Collected Nearly $5B in Financial Remedies Last Year

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed 784 enforcement actions in the fiscal year that ran through September, garnering $4.95 billion in penalties and other financial remedies, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday. The total financial remedies …

FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Drops Excess D&O Coverage Spat With CNA Unit

Several days after he was found guilty of one of the biggest financial frauds on record, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried dropped an insurance coverage lawsuit against excess insurance company Continental Casualty Co. Shortly before his trial began in early October, …

AIG Continues to Take Cautious Approach to Excess D&O in North America

Though American International Group (AIG) saw a turnaround in underwriting income in the third quarter, driven largely by business in North America, the company’s chief executive said financial lines offset growth. AIG’s third quarter underwriting income within its General Insurance …

Conservatives Challenging Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule Appeal to Full 5th Circuit

A conservative group that lost a challenge to Nasdaq’s board diversity disclosure rule appealed the decision on Wednesday, requesting a full court review and saying that the rule discriminates based on race and sex. The rule approved by the U.S. …

Woodruff Sawyer: Softer D&O Market Still Offers Concerns for Underwriters

While concerns about a “tsunami of pandemic-related litigation” never quite materialized, according to Woodruff Sawyer in its latest D&O Looking Ahead Guide for 2023, those fears have been replaced with a number of others among D&O insurers. Economic challenges such …

Hippo Investors Call for Strategic Review by Board, Other Actions

Members of the board of directors of insurtech Hippo were on the receiving end of an open letter from a “concerned shareholder group,” yesterday, urging board actions to preserve the value of a company that has faced financial difficulties recently. …

Walgreens to Pay $44 Million to Settle Theranos Fraud Claims

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. has agreed to pay $44 million to settle class action claims by consumers who received flawed blood tests in Arizona and California through the pharmacy chain’s partnership with Theranos Inc. The proposed settlement, which needs court …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Reps & Warranties in a Changing Cannabis Market

Go back just a few years to 2019-2020, when cannabis stocks started to really hit the market in the United States and Canada. Everyone was jumping in. It was the green rush, but in retrospect, a few of those public …

Conservative Attacks on Diversity Efforts in Corporate America Keep Coming

Before the US Supreme Court did away with affirmative action in college admissions, corporate America was bracing itself for attacks on its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. They have begun — and there will likely be more to come. This …