Abbott Laboratories was ordered by a jury to pay almost $500 million over allegations that it hid the risk that its premature-infant formula can cause a potentially fatal bowel disease, according to lawyers for the mother who won the first …
Robert Tyson believes the defense bar’s lawsuit approach is overdue for an overhaul. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform reported in May that nuclear verdicts are on the rise, noting that there were a record number of …
Johnson & Johnson lost its bid in a federal appeals court to revive a plan to settle tens of thousands of talc cancer lawsuits by placing a subsidiary into bankruptcy. The ruling Thursday upheld a bankruptcy judge’s dismissal last year …
Private Client Select Insurance Services (PCS) said it has entered into an agreement with Ryan Specialty on a distribution partnership. The independent managing general underwriter started by American Internal Group (AIG) and Stone Point Capital will use Ryan Specialty as …
Major freight railroads are rushing railcar inspections, reinforcing known safety concerns raised by unions for years, but at a House hearing Tuesday they’ll present new evidence from federal inspectors that railcar checks are routinely less than two minutes per car. …
Executives of two property/casualty insurance organizations—Kinsale Insurance and the U.S. P/C operations of Arch Capital—shared their recipes for success with an analyst who crowned their companies as performance leaders during a recent industry webinar. The short takes: We don’t outsource …
Julie Haase has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Liberty Mutual Insurance, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Haase is currently executive vice president, executive managing director and chief operating officer of Liberty Mutual Investments. She joined Boston-based …
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched a study of products that could allow companies to set different prices for consumers based on their locations, past purchases, and other personal data. The agency said on Tuesday it had ordered Mastercard, …
Allstate’s National General auto insurance brand has been sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that National General and subsidiaries “engaged in a scheme to defraud customers” by putting its insurance product onto vehicles financed by Wells Fargo. …
Despite challenges posed by inflation, market volatility and rapidly changing technologies, independent agents remain positive about their businesses and report more optimistic perceptions of national business conditions than in 2023. The recent Nationwide Economic Impact Survey Report: Independent Insurance Agents …
