#MeToo News
Mario Batali Acquittal Underscores Perils of #MeToo Cases
Bill Cosby was released from prison when his conviction that he drugged and assaulted a woman was overturned. Quarterback Deshaun Watson landed a record-setting $230 million contract, despite an ...
Three Year’s Later, #MeToo Hasn’t Prevented Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Reports
Three years into the #MeToo movement, there may be more awareness around workplace sexual harassment. But a new report finds that almost three-quarters of people reporting such harassment suffer from ...
Insurers Balk at Defending Sexual Misconduct Claims, Even With Weinstein
While Harvey Weinstein's insurers have reportedly agreed to pay $47 million to settle civil suits against the movie producer, most policyholders should prepare for an epic legal battle just to get ...
A Trailblazer in the Lloyd’s Marketplace Looks Back and Ahead
It took enormous courage to walk into Lloyd's for the first time and into the underwriting room—also known as "The Room." I was a very junior broker with absolutely no experience, tasked with ...
#MeToo in the London Market: Dos and Don’ts for Executives
"A fuss about nothing." That is what I have heard time and again in the past six months about the groundswell of voices complaining about sexism in the London insurance market. The normally whispered ...
Guy Carpenter Suspends Two Over Email Harassing Incident
A Lloyd's of London insurance broker, Guy Carpenter & Co., suspended an executive for sending a sexually suggestive email about a female colleague. A second employee was suspended for forwarding ...
Two Execs at Lloyd’s Insurer TMK Booted After Sexual Harassment Allegations
Two executives at a top Lloyd's of London insurance company have resigned following allegations of sexual harassment. One was accused of groping colleagues at a booze-fueled party, the other of ...
Workers Slap McDonald’s With 25 New Sexual Harassment Claims
McDonald's Corp was accused on Tuesday in 25 new lawsuits and regulatory charges of condoning sexual harassment in the workplace and retaliating against employees who speak up. The cases announced by ...