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Mistrial: J&J Talc Cancer Case Ends With Divided Jury
Johnson & Johnson's latest trial over claims that its baby powder causes cancer ended in a stalemate when jurors couldn't agree on a verdict. A state judge in Pasadena, California, declared a ...
Creating Frankenstein’s Monster: Lessons in Insurance Innovation and Risk
Of course, it was George's idea and for once not one of his famously mad, bad and dangerous ones. Stuck indoors in the "summer of darkness"—the wettest, coldest June on record, the impact on Lake ...
Behind every commercial or residential property in a regional insurer’s portfolio are people relying on their carrier to remain resilient...
Executives On the Move at Chubb, AXA XL and Cooper Levenson
Chubb named a new head of North American Property Claims, as the old one plans a retirement at the end of 2018. AXA XL named a new key executive in the wake of AXA's acquisition of XL Group. A ...
Geopolitical Tensions Driving Political Risk Losses Higher Around the World
Political risk losses are rising around the world, thanks largely to rising geopolitical tensions, according to a new survey from Willis Towers Watson and Oxford Analytica. Approximately 55 percent ...
Ex-Facebook Content Moderator Sues, Alleging Lack of Protection From Troubling Images
A former Facebook contract employee has lodged a suit against the company, alleging that content moderators who face mental trauma after reviewing distressing images on the platform are not being ...
Lawnmower Injuries Remain a Significant Liability Concern
Lawnmower injuries persists at a rate of close to 6,400 a year, most of them requiring surgery and hospitalization and costing an average of $37,000 per patient. In what Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
Oil and Gas Company Cadre Pledges Reduction of Potent Greenhouse Gas
A group of the world's top oil and gas companies pledged on Monday to slash emissions of a potent greenhouse gas by a fifth by 2025 in an effort to battle climate change. The Oil and Gas Climate ...
Brexit Drama: UK PM May Vows Not to Flinch in Negotiations Impasse
Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain would not flinch in an impasse with the European Union about its departure from the bloc, as French and German ministers suggested the next move in the ...