All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 13 2015 // The National Football League’s $765 million settlement of concussion lawsuits is headed for an appeal, a move that could delay players’ access to benefits.Philadelphia U.S. District Judge Anita Brody’s...
May 13 2015 // A federal appeals court in Philadelphia recently ruled that a standard flood insurance policy from the National Flood Insurance Program does not cover the cost of cleaning up storm-generated debris not owned by the...
May 12 2015 // The U.S. government has opened a new line of business for America’s biggest banks, and for once they don’t want it. Little wonder: it’s cash from legalized marijuana.The financial-crimes arm of the...
May 12 2015 // U.S. Senate Democrats delivered a major blow to President Barack Obama’s trade agenda on Tuesday, blocking debate on a bill that would have smoothed the path for a Pacific trade pact.The stunning outcome cast doubt...
May 12 2015 // A federal judge who ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to take action to regulate farm runoff and other pollution blamed for the Gulf of Mexico’s annual oxygen-depleted “dead zone” must take a...
May 12 2015 // The Pacific trade agreement faces its first test in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a knife-edge vote that may hold the key to President Barack Obama’s diplomatic pivot to Asia.The Senate vote is one of a likely series...
May 12 2015 // Bermuda-based Hiscox Ltd., the international specialist insurer, reported gross written premiums increased by 12 percent to £561.7 million ($869.6 million), compared to £501.6 million ($776.6 million) reported during the...
May 11 2015 // U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren hit back at President Barack Obama in their tussle over “fast-track” authorization to negotiate a Pacific Rim trade treaty, a power she says could be used in the future to weaken...
May 11 2015 // Everest Re Group Ltd. said that Michael Mulray will be joining the company as chief underwriting officer for the U.S. insurance operations of its Everest National Insurance Co.Mulray joins Everest from General Electric...
May 11 2015 // A U.S. federal appeals court said on Friday BP Plc deserves the right to appellate review of some damage claims awarded to people and businesses in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.The decision by the 5th...
May 11 2015 // Underground disposal of waste water produced from oil and natural gas wells has been blamed for triggering thousands of small earthquakes in Oklahoma and a number of other U.S. states since 2009.Heightened seismic activity...
May 11 2015 // A U.S. jury cleared HBO of libel claims on Friday in a lawsuit brought against the Time Warner Inc. subsidiary by a British sporting goods company over a report linking it to child labor in India.Miter Sports...
May 8 2015 // MetLife Inc.’s lawsuit challenging its designation by regulators as critical to the economy should be thrown out, U.S. Justice Department lawyers said without making public their arguments to the judge.MetLife on...
May 8 2015 // Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting’s monthly catastrophe report for April highlights the catastrophic damage throughout Nepal, India, China, and Bangladesh, caused by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck...
May 7 2015 // Days after a federal judge ruled that the U.S. government bears responsibility for hurricane-related flooding blamed on a now-closed shipping channel, attorneys in the case were preparing to discuss damages.A Wednesday...
May 7 2015 // A BNSF train carrying crude oil owned by Hess Corp derailed and caught fire in North Dakota on May 6, forcing the evacuation of a nearby small town just days after the United States and Canada announced reforms to improve...
May 6 2015 // The chief of Google Inc.’s experimental cargo-drone program wants to see automated flight go beyond pilotless planes and extend to commercial air travel.Just as automation has proved its worth in factories by...
May 6 2015 // In a ceremony at Hoover Dam, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) unveiled the Freightliner Inspiration Truck, what it says is the first licensed autonomous commercial truck to operate on an open public highway in the...
May 6 2015 // During the first quarter, Hannover Re generated net income of 279.7 million euros ($311.8 million), a 20.1 percent increase over the 233.0 million euros ($260 million) reported for the same period last year.“The fact...
May 6 2015 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty championed flexible state insurance regulation and warned against “one-size-fits-all” bank-like regulation for insurers in recent testimony before the U.S. Senate...