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P/C Industry Warns China’s New Cybersecurity Law Could Hamper Foreign Business
China's new wide-ranging cybersecurity law is drawing some serious apprehension from the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry. Trade associations and experts alike caution that it will create ...
VW Judge: Carmaker Making Strides Settling Remaining Diesel Cheat Cases
Volkswagen AG has made substantial progress toward reaching a settlement for the remaining 80,000 diesel-cheating cars polluting U.S. roads, a federal judge said. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, ...Moving On: What’s Next for N.D. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm?
Before Republican Jon Godfread won the election for insurance commissioner in North Dakota last week, the outgoing commissioner, Adam Hamm, spoke to Carrier Management about his decision not to seek ...
Internet-Connected Appliances, Outdated Systems Vulnerable to Russia Cyber Attacks: UK Spy Chief Warns
Businesses and homes are increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks as people install Internet-connected appliances and companies rely on outdated systems, U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip ...
New York, San Fran Legal Fights Test Airbnb Business Model
Airbnb, the online lodging service that investors now believe is worth $30 billion, faces a reckoning. In eight years of torrid growth, the company has often clashed with local public officials ...
U.S. Treasury Softens Stance on Tax Inversions
The U.S. Treasury Department softened new rules aimed at preventing multinational companies from shifting their profits offshore to lower-tax countries—a response to sustained criticism from big ...
New 9/11 Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia May be Narrowed
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday expressed doubts about Sept. 11 legislation they forced on President Barack Obama, saying the new law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia could be narrowed to ease ...
Insurers Optimistic About Latest Round of Covered Agreement Talks
Insurers say they are encouraged by the most recent developments in the covered insurance/reinsurance agreement negotiations between the United States and European Commission. Following the latest ...