Accounting & Tax
Recession Early Warning: More Misleading Earnings Reports
In the United States, publicly traded companies are required to report their recent financial performance, whether good or bad, to the public. The accuracy of these reports is critical for investors, ...
SCOTUS Revives LinkedIn Bid to Prevent Rival From Harvesting Personal Data
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn Corp another chance to try to stop rival hiQ Labs Inc from harvesting personal data from the professional networking platform's public ...
Bayer Roundup Damages Reduced, but Verdict Appeal Fails
Bayer AG failed to persuade a California appeals court to overturn a verdict favoring a school groundskeeper who claimed its Roundup weed killer caused his cancer but reduced the amount of damages by ...
Marsh Will Grab Broker Assurance for an Undisclosed Price
Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk adviser, said it is acquiring Assurance, an Illinois-based full-service brokerage. The transaction is taking place through Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, ...
Storm Ciara (AKA Sabine) Could Cause $2B in Insured Losses: RMS
Total insured property losses from storm Ciara, which was named Sabine in Germany, could be between 1.1 billion and 1.8 billion euros ($1.2 billion-$1.95 billion), catastrophe risk modeling firm RMS ...
Thai Broker TQM, Insurer Are First to Roll Out Thai Coronavirus Policy
The world's best-performing insurance firm has seized on the latest health concern to offer Thailand's first policy to cover the novel coronavirus. TQM Corp., with partner Bangkok Insurance Pcl, this ...
Dowling Highlights Regulatory Battle Over AI Bias; Lemonade Ready
As insurers introduce artificial intelligence into pricing and claims handling activities, regulatory focus on disparate impact will grow into "one of the biggest topics of the next 10 years," a ...
Liberty Mutual Takes on Uber Coverage in Three Regions
Liberty Mutual Insurance will provide coverage for Uber drivers and passengers throughout New England, South Carolina and Puerto Rico as part of the company's 2020 auto insurance programs, which ...