Government
Uber Fails to Freeze Drivers Group Lawsuit
Uber Technologies Inc. lost its bid to freeze a lawsuit bound for trial over California drivers' demands to be treated as employees while the company appeals rulings that dramatically increased the ...
Ukraine Grid Attack Sparks Worry Among U.S. Utilities About Getting Cyber Cover
U.S. utilities are looking hard at their cyber vulnerabilities and whether they can get insurance to cover what could be a multi-billion dollar loss after hackers cut electric power to more than ...
Inadequate Brazil Leaders Compound Commodities Slump: Chubb CEO Greenberg
Evan Greenberg, the chief executive officer of Chubb Ltd., said Brazilians can blame their country's leaders, and not just a commodities slump, for the nation's woes. "The economic environment, the ...
Regulation According to Lloyd’s of London’s Sean McGovern
The start of 2016 brought with it the launch of Solvency II, rules in the European Union that govern how much capital insurers must set aside for operational risk, investment and underwriting. ...
What is Driving the Big Players Away from U.S. Crop Insurance?
The U.S. crop insurance market has been abandoned by some of its largest companies as lower agricultural prices crimp revenue, and uncertainty about federal aid clouds the business's future. Cargill ...
Cuomo Nominates Corporate Lawyer to Run N.Y. Dept. of Financial Services
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signaled a shift in New York's oversight of Wall Street, tapping a longtime corporate lawyer to run the state banking regulator previously overseen by an aggressive ...
JPMorgan Will Pay Ambac $995M to Settle Mortgage-Backed Securities Claims
Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc said JPMorgan Chase & Co will pay $995 million to settle disputes related to residential mortgage-backed securities. The settlement will have a positive ...
Insurers in California Face Mandate to Disclose Coal Company Holdings
California's insurance commissioner on Monday asked all insurance companies doing business in the state to voluntarily divest from coal companies and said he will also require insurance companies to ...