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Looming EU Data Law Spurring Booming Demand for Privacy Experts
Business is booming for software and privacy experts as companies across the globe spend millions of dollars to comply with a landmark European data protection law, even as many uncertainties remain ...
U.S. Threatens to Sue Generic-Drug Makers in Price-Fixing Probe; Shares Fall
Shares of generic-drug makers including Mylan NV and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. fell after the Justice Department's antitrust division said it might sue them for damages in a price-fixing ...
Most UK Lawmakers See Staying in EU Market as Honoring Brexit
A majority of U.K. lawmakers think that remaining in the European Union's single market is compatible with honoring the Brexit referendum result, according to a survey of members of parliament. The ...
Liberty Mutual Will Sell Life Biz to Lincoln Financial for $3.3B; P/C Operations Reorganized
Liberty Mutual is getting out of the life insurance business, and the insurer will reorganize in order to better focus on its remaining P/C businesses. The Boston-based global insurer said it will ...
After Validus, AIG CEO Duperreault Envisions Select, Strategic Acquisitions
American International Group's newly announced plan to pay nearly $5.6 billion for Validus Holdings is likely just the beginning of the insurer's acquisition goals in the coming months. AIG President ...
UPDATED: AIG Will Acquire Validus for $5.6B, Fulfilling CEO Duperreault’s Early M&A Pledge
Brian Duperreault was clear after becoming American International Group's new leader in May 2017 that he'd be looking for acquisitions. He's now made good on this promise, with news that the insurer ...
Armed With a $25M Infusion, Hippo Envisions National Homeowners Insurance Expansion
Hippo has nailed down $25 million in new Series B funding, a cash infusion the provider of super-quick homeowners insurance will use to fuel a hiring and geographical expansion. Comcast Ventures and ...
Delaware Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Over Epidemic
Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making, distributing and ...