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Judge Will Approve Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Shielding Owners From Opioid Lawsuit Liability
A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he would approve OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP's bankruptcy reorganization plan, clearing a path to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits and shielding the company's ...
Here’s What Travelers, Coalition and Others Pledged After the White House Cyber Meeting
Four insurance firms — Travelers, Coalition, Resilience Cyber Solutions and Vantage Group— were among the participants in the White House summit on cybersecurity along with giant technology firms ...
U.S. Pledges to Help Industry Hammer Out New Cybersecurity Guidelines
The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would work with industry to hammer out new guidelines to improve the security of the technology supply chain, as President Joe Biden appealed to private ...
UK Insurers Hit With Final Warning Over Car, Home Policies
Insurers in Britain that are not ready to implement tougher 'value for money' rules on car and home policies could face disciplinary action, the Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday. The FCA ...
Russian Insurer Sanctioned by Biden Administration Over Nord Stream 2 Involvement
The Biden administration imposed sanctions on two Russian entities over their involvement in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, but is leaving in place a waiver that spared the company overseeing ...
U.S. Cannabis Insurers Quietly Prepare for Increasingly Likely Federal Legalization
Insurers are quietly gearing up for a potential ten-fold increase in sales to the booming $17.6 billion-a-year cannabis industry as Congress inches closer to legalizing pot at the federal level. ...
Tesla Autopilot in 765,000 Vehicles Subject of Formal U.S. Safety Probe
U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc's driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National ...
U.S. Senate Bill Would Sanction Countries That Harbor Cyber Criminals
Two senior U.S. senators planned legislation on Thursday that would fight ransomware attacks on U.S. infrastructure by sanctioning countries the harbor cyber criminals, as well as by strengthening ...