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Juul Settlement to End Youth-Vaping Lawsuits Gets Initial Approval
Juul Labs Inc. won preliminary approval of a settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a U.S. youth-vaping epidemic. U.S. District Judge ...
Executives on the Move at Zurich NA, Trium, EMC
Zurich North America made two promotions in its U.S. National Accounts business as it focuses on "delivering holistic, customer-led risk management solutions for corporate customers and their ...
OSHA Says Amazon.com Exposed Workers to Safety Hazards
A U.S. government agency has issued citations against Amazon.com Inc. for failing to keep warehouse workers safe by exposing them to ergonomic hazards that resulted in serious injuries. The ...
Drenching In California: Most Homeowners Have No Flood Insurance
Last Sunday morning, Kyle Starks woke up to floodwaters that reached the door of his Jeep after yet another heavy rain storm drenched California. Emergency crews showed up with boats to float Starks ...
Laid Off Tech Workers Are About to Get Help—From Allstate
Allstate Corp. plans to tap the pool of recently fired tech workers to help the insurer overhaul its business. The company—best known for auto and home policies—is investing in technology ...
The Latest Launches from Ivans, Vertafore, Kin
Ivans announced the launch of Ivans Insights, a business intelligence service that delivers carriers and managing general agencies new channel insights derived from a distribution network. The first ...
Liberty Mutual Considers $1 Billion Latin America Sale
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. is exploring a sale of its Latin America businesses as part of the US insurer's divestment plans from non-core markets, according to people with knowledge of the matter. ...
Fewer Companies Are Paying Ransoms to Hackers, Researchers Say
Fewer companies that are infected with ransomware are coughing up extortion payments demanded by hackers, according to new research from Chainalysis Inc. In findings published on Thursday, the ...