The Cleveland judge overseeing more than 2,000 federal lawsuits over alleged opioid abuses refused to disqualify himself from a bellwether trial set to start next month, rejecting a request by drug distributors and pharmacies who say he is biased against …
Airbus SE said it has taken steps to shield itself from cyber attacks targeting the European aerospace and defense company through subcontractors’ computer systems. The maker of passenger planes and military jets is aware of cyber events and has detection …
A minor earthquake shook was confirmed in parts of Box Elder County in northern Utah. County spokesman Mitch Zundel said there were many reports of people feeling the quake of magnitude 3.9 at 10:15 a.m. MDT on Tuesday, but that …
The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) says Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace (AHIM) customers will save a combined projected $13.14 million due to elimination of a fee charged to companies in previous plan years. Act 107 of 2019 disbanded AHIM as a …
The Shreveport Fire Department in Louisiana wants its firefighters to have protective vests similar to those police officers wear because they sometimes encounter violent people at emergency scenes. The Shreveport Times reports that the department already has dozens of vests …
Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced that Caledonia-based insurance broker Acrisure plans to invest $33 million in Grand Rapids to expand its future world headquarters in the western Michigan city. The project will include relocating 280 employees to downtown Grand Rapids …
Artificial intelligence provider, omni:us has been awarded €1.6 million ($1.8 million) from the European Commission* to help it further develop its machine learning powered insurance claims platform. The grant to Berlin-based omni:us came from the commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) …
American International Group, Inc. announced the appointment of two senior leaders in its global specialty business. Steve Eccles will join AIG as global head of Aerospace, General Insurance. James Langdon will join AIG as UK head of Energy & Construction, …
AXA XL and Accenture are partnering to offer global cyber-security expertise to AXA XL’s underwriters, brokers and clients to strengthen their cyber capabilities and recover from cyber attacks. AXA XL — AXA’s property & casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division …
Everest Insurance announced it has purchased all outstanding remaining shares of its joint venture partner, Victoria, Canada-based Salus Systems LLC. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. An IT consulting firm and business solutions provider, Salus was founded in …
