U.S.
Lawsuit Alleges Tesla’s Futuristic Door Handles Contributed to Death in Burning Car Crash
The futuristic door handles on Tesla Inc.'s Model S are being blamed for a fatal crash in which a police officer was unable to pull a man to safety from his burning car. Omar Awan, a 48-year-old ...
What Do Power Outages, Wildfires and Vaping Bans Have in Common?
Power outages, wildfires and vaping bans do not appear similar at all, but in the rush to protect consumers and constituents from harm, companies and state legislators may be creating an entirely ...
Executives On The Move at Nationwide, CLARA Analytics and CAS
Nationwide named its new chief marketing officer and beefed up the responsibilities of its chief strategy officer to cover innovation-related nitiatives. CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial ...
The Latest Launches From AIG, Aon and Risk Strategies
AIG is planning a new syndicate at Lloyd's designed to serve the specialist U.S. high net worth market. Aon announced the launch of an Aon-wide group created to increase the value and holistic ...
States Vary Widely in How They Control Workers Comp Medical Costs
Workers' compensation medical costs vary widely among the states both in terms of price and how often services are used. The differences appear to relate closely to which cost-drivers each state ...
Accounting Tricks Hide Real Value of Teva’s Proposed Opioid Settlement
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's proposed $23 billion drug giveaway to settle thousands of U.S. opioid lawsuits will likely cost the company a fraction of that figure due to how it has valued ...
Adjuster’s Comment About ‘Homeys’ Enough to Allow Discrimination Claim to Proceed
A claims adjuster's comments about "homeys" and "you people" when talking to a South Chicago property owner were enough to merit further proceedings on a discrimination claim against State Farm Fire ...
Rising Drought Risk Spurs Investment Into Water Funds
Investors are starting to pay more attention to water shortages and how to turn them into long-term investments. Water-related exchange-traded funds attracted more money in the nine months through ...