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US Sues to Break Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster

The U.S. Justice Department and a group of 30 states and the District of Columbia Thursday sued to break up Live Nation, arguing the big concert promoter and its Ticketmaster unit illegally inflated concert ticket prices and hurt artists. “It …

Biden Overtime Pay Rule Challenged by US Business Groups

A coalition of U.S. business groups has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a Biden administration rule that would extend mandatory overtime pay to 4 million workers, saying it goes too far. The groups filed a complaint in U.S. District …

US Home Insurers Post Net Combined Ratio Over 110: S&P

The U.S. homeowners insurance segment posted its worst underwriting results in over a decade in 2023, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The net combined ratio for the homeowners business, excluding policyholders’ dividends, was 110.5 in 2023, …

SEC Fines NYSE Parent Intercontinental Exchange $10M Over Cyber Incident

The company that runs global financial exchanges and clearing houses has agreed to a $10 million fine to settle charges it delayed notifications of a cyber intrusion about 3 years ago. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May …

People Moves: TMPAA Names Abbey New Executive Director; AIG Appoints Browne Global Head of Specialty

American International Group, Inc., headquartered in New York, appointed Gordon Browne as global head of specialty, effective June 11. Browne will serve on the international insurance leadership team. Browne has over 20 years of industry experience in the U.S. and …

Ex-Citi Banker Says She Was Fired for Refusing to Give False Data to Regulator

A former managing director at Citigroup sued the bank and its chief operating officer on Wednesday, alleging she was fired for opposing what she said were attempts to give regulators false information. Kathleen Martin, a former managing director Citi hired …

EPA Says Water Utilities Need to Do More to Stop More Frequent Cyberattacks

Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water. About …

New Talc-Related Class Action Lawsuit Goes After J&J for Fraudulent Conveyance

With recent news that Johnson & Johnson is going forward with a third bankruptcy plan of a subsidiary to settle tens of thousand of lawsuits that its talc products cause cancer, a class-action lawsuit was filed today alleging the company’s …

US Government Urges Federal Contractors to Strengthen Encryption

Companies working with the US government may be required to start protecting their data and technology from attacks by quantum computers as soon as July. The National Institute for Standards and Technology, part of the Department of Commerce, will in …

TransUnion: Auto Insurance Shopping Hit 5-Year High in Q1 2024

The number of U.S. consumers who shopped for auto insurance in rose in the first quarter, largely driven by consumers in the West and Midwest. The findings show a continuation of strong growth in shopping at the end of last …

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