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SCOTUS Will Consider Company Exposure to Human-Rights Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to use a case stemming from Middle Eastern terrorism to decide whether victims of overseas atrocities can use a two-century-old federal law to sue corporations for ...
Allstate, Others Pull ‘O’Reilly Factor’ Ads After NYT Harassment Report
More companies, including carmaker BMW and insurer Allstate, have pulled their advertising from Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" television program days after the New York Times reported Fox and star ...
Listening to the Market: Insurance Products That Fit Today’s Customer Needs and Demands
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The case for innovative insurance products How many cell phones have you owned? Computers? Cars? Appliances? Televisions? Do you still...
Frivolous Lawsuit? Wise Sued for Allegedly Underfilling Potato Chip Bags
The maker of Wise potato chips has been sued by two consumers who said it fills bags less than halfway, deceiving them into overpaying. Wise Foods systematically underfills bags and has left them 58 ...
Insurance Industry Claims Staff Benefit From Good Business Writing Skills
Insurers focused on improving customer service through new technology shouldn't forget that good writing skills can also impact a company's bottom line. Offering business writing education to new ...
New AIG Cybersecurity Product to Help Protect Wealthy Clients Against Personal Data Theft
American International Group is joining insurers offering products that offer consumers safeguards against hackers and cyber criminals who might steal personal data. The U.S. insurer plans to roll ...
Insurers’ Use of Cell Tower Data to Deny Claims Challenged in Court
It took Jaclyn Bentley nearly three years to prove she didn't burn her house down for the insurance money, allegations she and her lawyer say were born of the junk practice of analyzing cellphone ...
Uber Self-Driving Car Program at Risk; Engineer Allegedly Stole Trade Secrets
A judge said he's inclined to slap an order on Uber Technologies Inc. that may impede its self-driving car program after being told its director won't testify because he faces possible criminal ...
Chubb Returns Stolen Norman Rockwell Painting to Family 40 Years After Theft
Chubb has returned a stolen Norman Rockwell painting to the family of its original owners more than 40 years after its theft. Rockwell's "Boy Asleep with Hoe"—also known as "Lazy Bones" or "Taking ...