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J&J Ordered to Pay $4.7B in Missouri Asbestos Cancer Verdict
A Missouri jury on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $4.69 billion to 22 women who alleged the company's talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and ...
The Sale of Hacked Credit Card Info on the Web Is Surging
The number of hacked U.S. credit cards whose information was offered for sale to other criminals on the Dark Web jumped by about two-thirds in the first half of this year, according to a ...
Britain’s Finance Industry Attacks Brexit Trading Plans
Britain's finance industry attacked the government on Thursday for ditching its blueprint for trade with the European Union after Brexit, saying this was a blow for Britain's biggest exporter. The ...
‘AXA XL’ to Debut When AXA Group Completes $15.3B XL Group Buy
AXA XL is the new name of the division AXA Group will create with its planned $15.3 billion cash acquisition of XL Group, a deal expected to close sometime in the 2018 second half. The name covers a ...
Security of Self-Driving Vehicles High on U.S. Regulators’ Minds
In closed-door meetings last March, U.S. transportation regulators and others grappled with questions about whether police should have the power to disable self-driving cars and whether an automatic ...
One Factor Behind U.S. Traffic Fatality Surge: Parents Who Text With Kids in Car
There has been a historic surge in U.S. traffic fatalities over the last four years as more drivers use their phones to respond to texts or scroll through Instagram feeds. Even parents can't keep ...
Executives On The Move at Hippo and Everest Insurance
California-based InsurTech Hippo hired two new executives and appointed two additional board members. Everest Re Group's Everest Insurance has a new Chief Claims Officer, who was promoted from ...
Markel Hires Ex-Chubb Exec Cox as Part of Leadership Revamp, With Focus on Growth
Markel Corporation is bringing on a former Chubb executive as part of a broader revamp of its leadership structure to boost growth and increase products and services. Robert Cox will join Markel in ...