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Uber Wants Dubai-Based Ridesharing Service That Insures Customers and Drivers
Dubai-based ride-hailing service Careem Networks FZ is looking for new ways to get ahead of main rival Uber Technologies Inc. in the Middle East. Careem launched an accident insurance program for ...
Workers Comp Risk Threats to Come: Labor Shortages, Aging Workforce, Contract Workers
A construction/transportation worker labor shortage, an aging workforce and the rise of gig workers could harm workers compensation insurers' performance in the future and cause long-term structural ...
EMC Insurance Invests in MākuSafe, a SaaS Startup That Can Help Spot Workplace Risks
"MākuSafe," a Software as a Service (SaaS), data and analytics startup, has raised a seed financing round of nearly $3 million. The company bills its technology as a way to help identify workplace ...
Suit Alleges Maiden Holdings Failed to Address and Disclose AmTrust Portfolio Risks
Maiden Holdings Ltd. is named in a class action investor lawsuit alleging that it failed to adequately address and reveal portfolio risks involving AmTrust Financial Services, its largest customer. ...
Dispute With Insurers Cited By Talc Supplier Filing Bankruptcy
Imerys Talc America Inc., which supplies talc for products including Johnson & Johnson's baby powder, filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to end nearly a decade's worth of lawsuits ...
Alleged China Hacking May Draw Coordinated EU Response
European Union member states are considering a possible joint response to cyber attacks allegedly conducted by a Chinese state-linked hacker group after the U.K. presented evidence last month about ...
January Winter Storms, Extreme Cold Caused $1B in U.S. Econ Losses: Aon
January's cluster of winter storms and extreme cold have likely caused $1 billion in economic losses in the United States, according to Aon's January 2019 Global Catastrophe Recap. A number of ...
Suit Accuses CBS Execs of Selling Stock Before Disclosing Moonves Sexual Harassment Claims
CBS Corp. executives sold more than $200 million in company shares before disclosing to the public claims of sexual harassment against former CEO Les Moonves and other network officials, a California ...