Government
Regulators Can Learn AI; New InsurTech Groups Will Help
It was the mid-1990s. Karen Clark's Applied Insurance Research and Hemant Shah's Risk Management Software were InsurTechs in their early stages of development—before the term for insurance ...
Supreme Court Halts OSHA Vaccine/Test Mandate; Allows Rule on Health Workers
A divided U.S. Supreme Court blocked the centerpiece of President Joe Biden's push to get more people vaccinated amid a COVID-19 surge, rejecting an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule ...
U.S. Businesses Fear They Could Face Never-Ending Chain of Liability From Take-Home COVID-19
As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood that companies will be sued for infections, even by people who are not ...
Flurry of Briefs Filed Supporting, Opposing OSHA COVID-19 ETS in U.S. Supreme Court
With the January 7, 2022, oral argument over the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Vaccine or Test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) in the U.S. Supreme Court fast-approaching, ...
Comma-tose: Coverage Case Hinged on Punctuation Question
Coverage disputes often hinge on the exact wording of an insurance policy. In a case in federal court in South Florida, the issue came down to not only the wording but the punctuation — namely, a ...
Pandemic Lockdowns Only Work for a Limited Time, Study Finds
As the world struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19, many countries grapple with the possibility of imposing more lockdown measures, like those widely used in the spring of 2020. But how well do ...
AT&T, Verizon CEOs Reject Request to Delay 5G Deployment
The chief executives of AT&T and Verizon Communications rejected a request to delay the planned Jan. 5 introduction of new 5G wireless service over aviation safety concerns but offered to ...
U.S. Airlines Request Delay in 5G Rollout, Citing Safety Issues
Airlines in the United States are asking the Federal Communications Commission to delay next week's scheduled rollout of new 5G wireless service near dozens of major airports, saying it could ...