Government
‘Well Done Is Better Than Well Said’: Retiring CEO Reflects
Next year I will be retiring from the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, an organization founded to advance the cause of member companies and their policyholders. It's been my work ...
EU Offers Limited Legal Protection for COVID-19 Vaccine Makers, Hampering Deals
The European Union is offering only partial protection to vaccine makers against legal risks from side-effects of their potential COVID-19 shots, European officials said, in a move that is hampering ...
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Pandemic Accelerating Volatile 2020 Political Risk Landscape: Marsh JLT Specialty
The global COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an "already volatile political risk landscape," according to a midyear update to Marsh JLT Specialty's Political Risk Map 2020. In fact, all 197 countries ...
Post-Brexit Negotiations Between Britain, EU Hit Stalemate
Britain and the European Union made scant progress towards a deal on future ties in talks last week, and their chief negotiators blamed each other for the stalemate as time ticks down to an ...
U.S. Judge Narrows SEC Suit Against VW Over Diesel Emissions
A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed portions of a U.S. SecuritieAgs and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing Volkswagen AG of defrauding American investors in connection with the automaker's diesel ...
U.S. States Claim OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Owes Them $2.2 Trillion
U.S. states claimed they are owed $2.2 trillion to address harm from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP's alleged role in America's opioid epidemic, accusing the drugmaker in new filings of pushing ...
Push to Consolidate COVID-19 Business Loss Suits Denied; Insurer-Based Grouping Eyed Instead
The legal panel on multidistrict litigation (MDL) has denied a proposal to consolidate cases brought by multiple businesses against various insurers for coronavirus-related business losses. At the ...
Britain Train Crash Is Worst in 15 Years; 3 People Dead
Britain suffered its worst train crash in more than 15 years after a derailment in Scotland killed three people, including the driver, and left another six injured. The Scotrail service was traveling ...