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FAA Aims to Send Message With $1.9 M Penalty For Drone Photographer
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is proposing the largest fine to date against a drone operator as the agency cracks down on the booming use of unmanned aircraft in congested skies over ...
How a Doomed U.S. Cargo Ship Collided With Hurricane Joaquin
The ill-fated U.S.-flagged El Faro cargo ship sunk by Hurricane Joaquin was sailing at near full speed into the center of the storm before it lost propulsion amid mountainous waves and brutal winds, ...
Public Pension Funding Lawsuit Tossed by New Jersey Judge
A New Jersey judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit by trustees for the state's public pension funds that sought nearly $4.1 billion of contributions into the retirement system. The suit was one of ...
What Black Swan Author Nassim Taleb Has to Say About Insurance
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2015. When Nassim Nicholas Taleb addressed a group of insurance executives recently, the author of the book "The Black Swan" was pretty ...
Bill Gross Sues PIMCO, Allianz For ‘Hundreds of Millions’ Over Ouster
Bill Gross sued Pacific Investment Management Co. and parent Allianz SE for "hundreds of millions of dollars," claiming he was wrongfully pushed out as the bond giant's chief investment officer by a ...
California Wildfire Insured Losses Surpass $1B: Impact Forecasting
With a month to go for the peak California wildfire season, insured losses already surpassed $1 billion in September - the costliest and most damaging for the U.S. in eight years, according to Impact ...
DuPont Defeated in First Liability Trial Over Toxic Teflon-Making Chemical
A cancer patient prevailed in her lawsuit against DuPont on Wednesday, when a jury awarded her $1.6 million and found the company liable for leaking a toxic chemical used to make Teflon into the ...
Wal-Mart, Visa Seek an End to Retailer’s $5B Swipe-Fee Lawsuit
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Visa Inc. are in talks aimed at settling the retailer's $5 billion lawsuit over processing fees. The negotiations were disclosed in a court filing Monday in Brooklyn federal ...