All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 27 2020 // As many as one in 12 cases of Covid-19 in the early stage of the pandemic in the U.S. can be tied to outbreaks at meatpacking plants and subsequent spread in surrounding communities, according to a study.The findings...
Nov 25 2020 // Can you be fired from a government job for using a firearm in self-defense? That question arose in a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The answer was … equivocal.Let’s first...
Nov 25 2020 // The first Americans could receive a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as Dec. 11, the chief scientific adviser for the U.S. government’s vaccine program said on Sunday.“Within 24 hours from the approval, the vaccine...
Nov 25 2020 // Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, on Tuesday reached a $17.5 million settlement to resolve a multistate probe into a 2014 data breach where hackers accessed payment card data belonging to 40...
Nov 25 2020 // Hippo Enterprises, an MGA insurtech focused on homeowners insurance, secured a $350 million capital investment designed to help fuel further growth. A related reinsurance agreement is also part of the deal.Mitsui Sumitomo...
Nov 25 2020 // A coal miner died Monday in a workplace accident in southern West Virginia, the governor’s office said.Taylor Meldin Halstead, 20, of Bob White, was killed in the accident at Panther Mining LLC’s American Eagle...
Nov 25 2020 // U.S. websites have seen a surge in travelers seeking expensive ironclad insurance this Thanksgiving, as Americans desperate to break the monotony of a year spent at home look to cover themselves against coronavirus-related...
Nov 24 2020 // Cigna Corp.’s chief executive officer and board used “black-ops-style” tactics in a covert campaign to “blow up” a $48 billion merger with rival insurer Anthem Inc., Cigna investors claim in a...
Nov 24 2020 // A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise they said made living nearby...
Nov 23 2020 // The headwinds that toppled Ant Group Co.’s initial public offering now threaten a $22 billion dream of China’s Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. — to pivot from a finance group to a tech giant and be valued...
Nov 22 2020 // Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group AG is in advanced talks to acquire MetLife Inc.’s U.S. property and casualty (P&C) car and home insurance unit for close to $4 billion, according to people familiar with...
Nov 20 2020 // A new wave of mobile apps that help track exposure to the coronavirus is coming to U.S. states ahead of the holidays as public health officials bet that recently introduced features from Apple Inc. and Alphabet...
Nov 19 2020 // When Jerald Tillman and Mike James started their careers more than 20 years ago, working in the U.S. insurance industry was not on their radar, but programs to attract Blacks and other minorities brought them into the...
Nov 19 2020 // Insurance broker Aon plc has launched a new product with Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. (an asset manager undertaking its re/insurance business as HSCM Bermuda) to protect insurers and reinsurers against...
Nov 19 2020 // The U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday approved a plan to allow a growing number of wireless devices to use part of a spectrum previously set aside for automakers to develop methods for vehicles to communicate with...
Nov 19 2020 // Today’s Lloyd’s of London market for casualty insurance is marked by rising prices, reduced capacity, and buyers embracing more self-insurance, according to underwriters at Lloyd’s.It is also marked by...
Nov 19 2020 // U.S. Administrator Claims has promoted Michael Goff to senior director to lead all claim operations.In addition to this promotion, the company has also hired Greg Whalen to be director of General Liability and Property...
Nov 19 2020 // A Minnesota insurance agent has been charged with client theft of approximately $524,000, the U.S. Justice Department says.On Nov. 18, U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald reported that John David Paulson, 56, is under federal...
Nov 18 2020 // U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has an opportunity to start fresh with China, a move that would benefit both nations, Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, chairman of Starr Insurance Companies, told Reuters on...
Nov 18 2020 // The U.S. insurance industry has achieved only modest gains in increasing diversity over the last 10 years, according to government data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence.S&P found that the percentage of...