All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 22 2016 // An Arkansas judge has ruled Wal-Mart Stores Inc. investors may bring fraud claims against the retailer as a group, clearing a hurdle in a lawsuit over bribes it allegedly paid to help open new stores in Mexico.The ruling...
Sep 22 2016 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to stop the potential spread of asbestos at the former Arkell and Smiths Sack Co. facility in Canajoharie, N.Y. Exposure to asbestos can lead to lung cancer and...
Sep 22 2016 // Overall, home insurers are performing better in customer satisfaction as they compete more on improving the customer experience than on price.However, there is one up-and-coming affluent consumer group — the Gen Y...
Sep 22 2016 // Newly-launched managing general agency Verve Risk Partners plans to target U.S. professional and management liability risks, focusing on insurance companies and captives as well as insurance agents and brokers.The...
Sep 22 2016 // The new U.S. policy on self-driving cars received a mixed reaction from highway-safety advocates who acknowledged the life-saving potential though warned of a world of “human guinea pigs.”The Transportation...
Sep 22 2016 // Wells Fargo & Co. customers aiming to sue the bank over bogus accounts opened in their names may be in for an unpleasant surprise: the fine print requires them to take their claims to an arbitrator instead of a...
Sep 21 2016 // Officials from 21 U.S. states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit claiming an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers will place a heavy burden on state budgets.Hours after the...
Sep 21 2016 // A wildfire burning for nearly two months on California’s scenic Big Sur coast has surpassed $200 million in firefighting costs, becoming the costliest to fight in U.S. history, according to data released this...
Sep 21 2016 // Authorities declared a victory Monday in stemming further infections of Zika in Miami’s Wynwood arts district, but continued to caution pregnant women about traveling to the city and surrounding areas out of concerns...
Sep 20 2016 // Aspen U.S. Insurance has appointed Michael Feighan as senior vice president and U.S. head of Accident and Health.Feighan joins Aspen from Chubb where he served as chief marketing officer for Accident and Heath from May...
Sep 20 2016 // NASCAR was hit with a $500 million lawsuit accusing the auto racing body of racial discrimination for preventing black-owned teams and drivers from competing, including in the Sprint Cup Series.Terrance Cox and his...
Sep 20 2016 // Some customers of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. claim the company conspired to help elect an Illinois Supreme Court candidate so he could vote to throw out a $1 billion award against the company. Now they will...
Sep 20 2016 // The Obama administration’s proposed guidelines for self-driving cars, to be formally unveiled Tuesday, include 15 benchmarks automakers will need to meet before their autonomous vehicles can hit the road.The...
Sep 19 2016 // XL Catlin has promoted Jeffrey Loechner to Gulf Coast territorial manager for its U.S. Marine insurance business. He assumes underwriting and management responsibility for ocean cargo, blue and brown water hull, P&I,...
Sep 19 2016 // As Ohio’s overdose epidemic has climbed toward a record high, an army of lobbyists representing makers of prescription painkillers and their allies poured more than $3.5 million into Ohio political...
Sep 19 2016 // Catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide has expanded the capabilities of its terrorism risk model to support scenario testing for the United States and 27 other countries to help companies assess the impact of different...
Sep 19 2016 // Wells Fargo & Co. was sued by customers in what may be the first of many lawsuits to come after disclosures that employees created unauthorized accounts to boost the bank’s fees.Three Utah customers sued the bank...
Sep 19 2016 // Samsung Electronics Co. was sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front pants pocket.The lawsuit by Jonathan Strobel may be the first in the...
Sep 19 2016 // The rollout of autonomous vehicles in the next few decades could lead to a massive reduction in U.S. motor vehicle premiums in the coming years, Aon Benfield said in a new report.Expectations are that “industry pure...
Sep 19 2016 // The surplus lines industry continues to outperform the overall property/casualty market, but that doesn’t mean it’s not without its own challenges.The annual U.S. Surplus Lines – Segment Review, produced...