Monthly Archives: <span>October 2016</span>

Tesla Says Autpilot Not at Fault in Crash with Bus in Germany

A Tesla Motors Inc. car operating under Autopilot collided with a bus in northern Germany, but the electric car maker said a collision was unavoidable because the bus swerved into the vehicle’s lane. The incident occurred on Wednesday in the …

Conner Strong & Buckelew Opens Massachusetts Office

Conner Strong & Buckelew, an insurance, risk management and employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm duel headquartered in Marlton, N.J., and Philadelphia, Penn., has opened a Boston, Mass., office. This move serves as the firm’s seventh office and furthers the …

Judge May Split Anthem-Cigna Merger Trial into Two Parts

The judge who will rule on whether the government may stop health insurer Anthem from buying competitor Cigna said Friday that she was considering splitting the trial into phases. Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the …

Jury: Costco Should Pay $5.5 Million Plus Damages for Selling Fake Tiffany Rings

Costco Wholesale Corp. should hand over $5.5 million to compensate Tiffany & Co. for selling counterfeit Tiffany diamond engagement rings, a federal jury said on Thursday. Tiffany is also entitled to punitive damages, the jury in Manhattan said. Lawyers for …

Britain’s Financial Sector Fears Damage from Brexit Lobbying Squabbles

Large banks in Britain have clashed with other parts of the financial sector about who should be leading efforts to lobby the government over Brexit. Failing to present a united front could be damaging as the industry, Britain’s largest export …

JPMorgan’s Tamassia Joins AIG as Chief Enterprise Architect

Hugh Tamassia is joining American International Group Inc. as chief enterprise architect with responsibility for designing an enterprise architecture to effectively drive AIG’s information technology priorities and company-wide strategic plan. Tamassia will report to Philip Fasano, executive vice president and …

Mega Financial Fallout: Taiwan Financial Regulator Quits

Taiwan’s top financial regulator resigned in an effort to contain the fallout from the controversy over anti-money laundering failings at Taipei-based Mega Financial Holding Co. In a statement posted Monday on the Financial Supervisory Commission’s website, Chairman Ding Kung-wha said …

Young, Old Adults Respond Similarly When Taking Control of Semi-Autonomous Vehicle

New research from North Carolina State University finds that older adults have comparable response times to young adults when tasked with taking control of a semi-autonomous vehicle. “Before we see fully autonomous cars enter the marketplace, we are likely to …

Zurich North America Moving into New LEED Platinum Headquarters

Zurich North America’s new headquarters building in Schaumburg, Ill., has been completed as an LEED Platinum building as certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The 783,800 square foot building will be home to nearly 3,000 employees and contractors, …

Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Found in New Area of Miami Beach

More Zika-carrying mosquitoes have been captured in Miami Beach, this time in a new neighborhood. The Florida Department of Agriculture said Saturday that it’s the sixth time Zika-bearing mosquitoes have been captured in Miami Beach. It was the first capture …