All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 1 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s message to the judge who must approve its $100 million settlement with drivers is clear: take it or leave it.In an escalating game of courtroom brinkmanship, Uber has hit what may be an...
Aug 1 2016 // Sports-related brain injuries are one of the top emerging insurance claims in the U.S. and the U.K., according to a report published by S&P Global Ratings.While the potential risk of such liability claims is rising...
Aug 1 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. can’t require a Connecticut customer accusing the company of price-fixing to resolve the fight in arbitration, a federal judge ruled in one of several cases challenging the ride-hailing...
Jul 29 2016 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered all blood collection centers in Florida’s Miami-Dade and Broward counties to stop collecting blood as state health department officials continue to investigate four...
Jul 29 2016 // Regulatory representatives from the U.S. and China met this week to discuss issues facing their respective insurance markets. The meeting was held at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) New York...
Jul 28 2016 // For the last few years you got a common response from catastrophe modelers who advise the property/casualty industry when asked about including the effects of climate change in modeling.It went something like: “The...
Jul 28 2016 // Peabody Energy Corp., the largest U.S. coal producer, reached a deal to cover mine clean-up liabilities while in bankruptcy with three U.S. states, court documents showed on Tuesday.Peabody has benefited from a federal...
Jul 28 2016 // John Tatum has joined AXIS Insurance as executive vice president and head of U.S. Programs. In this new position, he is responsible for all programs and binding authorities for AXIS Insurance across the U.S. market. Tatum...
Jul 28 2016 // Representatives of the United States and the European Union met in Brussels this week to continue their joint negotiations for a bilateral agreement on insurance and reinsurance measures.“Both sides continued to...
Jul 28 2016 // Beazley, a provider of event cancellation insurance, has expanded its terrorism and political violence event cancellation insurance for the sports, entertainment and leisure industries in the U.S. to include riots, civil...
Jul 28 2016 // Hundreds of terrorists will fan out to infiltrate western Europe and the U.S. to carry out attacks on a wider scale as Islamic State is defeated in Syria, FBI Director James Comey warned.“At some point there’s...
Jul 28 2016 // Chinese acquirers are continuing their buy-and-flip strategy and this time, it’s Fosun International’s turn. However the question isn’t only whether the fundraising will lower the company’s debt...
Jul 27 2016 // The American International Group Inc. chief executive officer has posted three straight quarterly losses and will probably report Tuesday that profit in the three months ended June 30 fell 32 percent, according to analysts...
Jul 27 2016 // Volkswagen AG’s $14.7 billion settlement of its U.S. diesel emissions cheating scandal cleared another legal hurdle on Tuesday, as a federal judge gave the automaker preliminary approval to buy back up to 475,000...
Jul 27 2016 // Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers (DVIC), the non-profit organization that helps train, educate and create employment opportunities within the insurance industry for disabled veterans, celebrated the graduation of Joanne...
Jul 26 2016 // Federal officials have sued an oilfield services company for withdrawing a job offer to an applicant because of his diabetes.U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit that Oilfield Instrumentation...
Jul 26 2016 // A man arrested for painting the letters “AIM” on an American flag that he flew upside-down at his house in protest has settled his free speech lawsuit against the township for more than $55,000.Supervisors in...
Jul 26 2016 // This year could be a tough one for U.S. property/casualty insurers as catastrophe losses, private passenger insurance woes and declining bond yields erode underwriting results and profitability, according to a report by...
Jul 26 2016 // The U.S. financial system faces greater potential instability due to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union while low and negative interest rates also raise risks, a U.S. government monitor said on Monday.In...
Jul 26 2016 // Pen Underwriting announced that Adrian Scott has been appointed to the newly created role of head of Cyber Liability.Scott takes responsibility for enhancing Pen Underwriting’s capabilities in cyber risk management...