Global Economy
Merck Wins $2.54B in Royalties From Gilead in Patent Lawsuit Trial
Merck & Co. on Thursday was awarded $2.54 billion in royalties by a federal jury in a patent lawsuit against Gilead Sciences Inc. over Gilead's blockbuster hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni. ...
Two Insurance-Related Risk Services Companies Make Acquisitions
Two companies that provide various services and products in insurance-related areas including risk management compliance and claims have made acquisitions. The first, Origami Risk in Chicago, said it ...
Insured Disaster-Related Losses Hit $49B in 2016, Well Above 2015 Levels
Insured losses from disaster events around the world cost $49 billion in 2016, a 33 percent jump over 2015. Much of the cost stemmed from Hurricane Matthew, earthquakes, hail and thunderstorms, ...
Brexit Fallout: More Global Insurers Considering European HQ Move to Ireland
A growing number of global insurers are considering moving to Ireland and some may choose to locate European headquarters there rather than Britain following that country's vote to leave the European ...
Yahoo Discloses Second Massive Hack Attack; More Than 1 Billion Hit in 2013
Yahoo! Inc. disclosed a second major security breach that may have affected more than 1 billion user accounts, another blow to the company's reputation as it nears the sale of its main web businesses ...
SCOTUS Will Consider Patent Lawsuit Limits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether to limit where patent lawsuits may be filed, potentially threatening a years-long trend that critics say allows frequent and ...
Ex-Chubb Exec to Help Build XL Catlin’s North America M&A Insurance Business
XL Catlin hired a former Chubb executive and another expert who will be charged with helping to build up its M&A insurance business in North America. Ex-Chubb exec Michael McGowan and Joseph Laws ...
Amazon Airdrops Popcorn in Drone Delivery Milestone
Retail giant Amazon.com Inc. has made its first drone delivery to an actual customer, dropping off a Fire TV device and a bag of popcorn to a house in the rural English countryside 13 minutes after ...