Sackler Family Sued by New York Over Opioid `Catastrophe’ March 28, 2019 By Erik Larson Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners, the Sackler family, were sued by New York state for triggering an addiction... Read More
Boeing Was Close to Software Fix Before Second 737 Max Crash March 28, 2019 By Julie Johnsson and Mary Schlangenstein Boeing Co. was agonizingly close to a software fix for its 737 Max jetliner when an Ethiopian Airlines jet plunged... Read More
Suit: Weather Channel’s Reckless ‘Storm Wranglers’ Caused Deadly Crash March 28, 2019 By Jim Sams Photo courtesy of Robert A. Ball The mother of a Texas man who was killed when his vehicle collided with... Read More
Bayer Loses Second Trial Over Claims Roundup Causes Cancer March 28, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt and Robert Burnson Bayer AG lost a second trial over claims its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, increasing pressure on the company to... Read More
Survey Finds Carriers Turning to Analytics to Fight Growth in Fraud March 28, 2019 Insurers believe that fraud in on the rise, and they are increasingly turning to advanced analytics to fight it, according... Read More
Sudden Talc-Cancer Settlements Aren’t J&J’s Usual Style March 28, 2019 Johnson & Johnson took the unusual step of settling two women’s claims that its talc-based products caused their asbestos-linked cancers... Read More
Doctors Repeatedly Accused of Malpractice Often Quit or Start Practicing Alone March 28, 2019 By Gene Emery The more malpractice claims a physician accrues, the greater the likelihood that doctor will switch to a smaller practice or... Read More
Future of Claims: Customers Still Want Humans In Process—But Not Too Many March 27, 2019 While insurance carriers are warming to the idea of automating the claims process—and even possibly touchless claims handling—auto insurance policyholders... Read More
Tainted Pills Force FDA to Tighten Drug-Safety Regulations March 27, 2019 By Anna Edney U.S. regulators plan to revamp rules governing how medicines are manufactured, in an effort to ensure the safety of the... Read More
Lloyd’s of London Will Name and Shame Sexual Harassment Culprits March 27, 2019 By Gavin Finch and Nejra Cehic Lloyd’s of London will publicly name and shame anyone it bans from its insurance market for sexual harassment, according to... Read More