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Legal, Cultural Backlash Likely to Prevent U.S. Employers From Mandating COVID-19 Vaccine
Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but are unlikely to do so because of the risks of legal and cultural backlash, experts ...
Chubb Gives COO Keogh Added Title of President
Chubb has given longtime Chief Operating Officer John Keogh the added title of president. As before, Keogh will continue to report to Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg, and he'll continue to ...
The Latest Launches From Slice Labs and AXA XL
Slice Labs is linking with a Nationwide MGA to develop and distribute digital, on-demand insurance. AXA XL's North America Construction insurance business launched a new digital platform. *** Slice ...
Shell Battles Dutch Court Suit Seeking to Drastically Cut Climate Emissions
Environmental activists took Royal Dutch Shell to court on Tuesday, demanding the energy firm drastically reduce the production of oil and gas to limit its effects on climate change. Seven activist ...
Rusty Pilots Making Flying Errors Are a COVID-19 Emerging Risk
On Sept. 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered off the runway after landing, sparking an investigation by the country's ...
Trial Delays Continue as Jurors Say No to Service, Fearing COVID Risk
Jury duty notices have set Nicholas Philbrook's home on edge with worries about him contracting the coronavirus and passing it on to his father-in-law, a cancer survivor with diabetes in his mid-70s ...
D&O Insurance Underwriters Scrutinize Diversity as Lawsuits Climb
Insurers in the United States are taking a closer look at the recruiting and succession practices of corporate customers, worried about mounting lawsuits over a lack of diversity among top executives ...
The COVID BI Scorecard: Insurers Win Most, But Not Undefeated
In the multibillion-dollar fight over insurance coverage for pandemic-related business losses, a Florida gynecologist succeeded where more than a dozen professional baseball teams and an iconic ...