FDA Targets Curaleaf in Crackdown on CBD Marketing July 23, 2019 The most valuable marijuana company in the U.S. is under fire for how it’s marketing and selling CBD, the trendy... Read More
Equifax Agrees to Pay $700 Million to Settle U.S. Breach Probe July 23, 2019 By David McLaughlin and Daniel Stoller Equifax Inc. agreed to pay up to $700 million to resolve U.S. federal and state investigations into the 2017 hack... Read More
Business News: Cove, Clara Analytics, Glovebox, HomeConnect July 23, 2019 Greenlight Bets on Cove to Simplify Insurance Purchases Greenlight Re Innovations, a division of Greenlight Re, a specialist property and... Read More
Texas / South Central News Texas Supreme Court Closes ‘Trapdoor’ of Pretrial Negligence Requests July 23, 2019 By Meloney Perry Insurance companies should take note of a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Texas that closes a “trapdoor” pretrial... Read More
International News Gulf Tanker Incidents May Raise Shippers’ Costs, Cut Traffic July 22, 2019 By David Koenig and Frank Bajak Seizures of oil tankers and other hostile Iranian measures in the Strait of Hormuz are already raising insurance rates for... Read More
East News Philadelphia Energy Solutions Files for Bankruptcy after Refinery Fire July 22, 2019 By Laila Kearney and Jarrett Renshaw Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company said on Monday, its second such filing in... Read More
ConEd Faces Expanded Probe After Heat Wave Forces Power Shutdown July 22, 2019 By Will Wade and Brian Eckhouse Consolidated Edison Inc. said it would be ready for the heat wave. It wasn’t, and instead was forced to shut... Read More
Chamber Study Concludes Privacy Lawsuits Benefit Attorneys More than Consumers July 22, 2019 Statutes allowing plaintiff lawyers to enforce privacy laws through private rights of action are clogging courts and provide no real... Read More
Midwest News A Community Ponders Role of Drugmakers in Opioid Struggle July 22, 2019 By Angie Wang and John Minchillo JACKSON, Ohio — The numbers are staggering: An average yearly total of 107 opioid pills per resident were distributed over... Read More
Valen Analytics, Drone Base and CNA Pitch Products July 22, 2019 Valen Analytics Predicts Comp Risks with no Loss History Workers’ compensation carriers can now accurately score a policy even where... Read More