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Juul Can’t Escape Trial in Youth Vaping Marketing Suits
Juul Labs Inc. failed to block the first trial set in a flurry of more than 2,500 personal injury cases accusing the e-cigarette maker of deliberately targeting minors in marketing its vaping ...
Markel Co-CEO Whitt to Retire Next Year
Markel Corporation announced Wednesday that Richard R. Whitt III, co-chief executive officer of Markel, plans to retire by March 31, 2023. Upon Whitt's retirement, Thomas S. Gayner, co-chief ...
Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at Tractable, Coalition, Origami Risk
Tractable, an artificial intelligence company for accident and disaster recovery, announced an enhanced collaboration with Mitchell, an Enlyte company and technology and information provider for the ...
35% of Workplace Injuries Occur During First Year: Travelers
A new study by Travelers of workers compensation claims found that 35 percent of injuries occur during employees' first year on the job, regardless of age or industry experience. "Our data ...
Allianz Partners With Africa’s Largest Insurer on $2.1B Deal
Sanlam Ltd., Africa's largest insurer, agreed to form a joint venture with Germany's Allianz SE that will combine their assets on the continent valued at 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) and help the ...
Capacity Crunch in Cyber Expected to Continue, Says CyberCube’s Baker
Cyber insurance is experiencing a capacity crunch right now, and although that is expected to continue through at least the end of the year, it's not all bad news, according to Brittany Baker, senior ...
Global Supply Chain Woes Worsen, With Major Ports Facing Long Delays
Global supply chain problems look set to worsen, a new report published on Tuesday said, as China's COVID-19 lockdowns, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other strains cause even longer delays at ...
U.S. SEC Ramps Up Crypto Fraud Oversight by Adding 20 Employees
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday it will add 20 positions to its enforcement unit for crypto markets in its push to curb fraudulent activities in the hot digital ...