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Volkswagen’s CEO Doubts Managers Knew of Emissions Rigging
Volkswagen Chief Executive Matthias Mueller has cast doubt on a report which last week said many managers at the German carmaker knew of, or were involved in, developing emissions test-rigging ...
Massive Workers Comp Fraud Scam Leads to 13 Indictments
An investigation into what's being called one of the largest cases of workers' compensation health care insurance fraud in California Department of Insurance history led to 13 indictments announced ...
California Will Require Drivers for Driverless Cars
Google Inc. envisions a world where a blind man can get in his car alone and tell it to take him to the grocery store. California regulators say self-driving automobiles aren't smart enough yet to ...
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 ...