Government
USAA Follows State Farm With Commercial Drone Test Plans
USAA plans to start testing drones as a tool to help speed review of insurance claims after natural disasters. The insurer announced on April 6 that it obtained Federal Aviation Administration ...
Hacking Attacks That Destroy Data More Widespread Than Realized
Hacking attacks that destroy rather than steal data or that manipulate equipment are far more prevalent than widely believed, according to a survey of critical infrastructure organizations throughout ...
Oil, Gas Drillers Run Up 2.5 Violations Daily: Study
Oil and gas drillers ran afoul of regulators on average 2.5 times a day in three energy-intensive states for mistakes such as wastewater spills, well leaks or pipeline ruptures during the boom in ...
Google Wallet Privacy Suit Moving Forward
A federal judge has rejected Google Inc.'s request to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the technology company of invading the privacy of users of its Google Wallet electronic payment service by sharing ...
PIMCO Suing AIG; Says Insurer Misled on CDS, Subprime Exposures
Pacific Investment Management Co. accused American International Group Inc. of misleading investors about "colossal" losing bets on unregulated credit-default swaps and subprime debt before the 2008 ...
14 AGs Seek Congressional Probe of Herbal Supplements Industry
A group of 14 state attorneys general on Thursday asked the U.S. Congress to investigate the herbal supplements industry after a New York probe of the products turned up ingredients that were not ...
Self-Flying Drones May Increase Risks: Lawyer
Drone liability cases aren't likely to be the next big litigation trend for plaintiffs' attorneys, but there may be more risks on the horizon when drones start taking off without pilots at the ...
AXA Says Stricter Insurer Capital Rules May Threaten European Recovery
AXA SA, France's biggest insurer, said plans to impose tighter capital rules on too-big-to-fail insurers will pose a new hurdle to European growth and do little to bolster financial stability. ...