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30 04, 2021

Judge Wants NRA to Name Insurance Witnesses in Claims Against New York

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A judge ordered the National Rifle Association to provide the names Lloyd’s of London agents or employees who the gun rights group says have information backing its claim that New York’s insurance regulator bullied the company into severing ties with …

30 04, 2021

Biden’s Labor Chief Walsh Weighs Employee Status for Many Gig Workers

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President Joe Biden’s top labor official said most gig workers in the United States should be classified as “employees” deserving of related benefits, in what could be a policy shift that is likely to raise costs for companies that depend …

30 04, 2021

Liberty Mutual Weighing Options, Delays Australian Coal Mine Project

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MELBOURNE — U.S. insurer Liberty Mutual will not be filing an environmental impact assessment for a coal project in Australia, it said on Friday, missing a deadline as it weighs alternatives for the proposed mine. Community groups worried about pollution …

30 04, 2021

New York Begins Probe Into Toxic Metals in Baby Food

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New York’s attorney general said on Thursday she has opened a probe into whether baby food contains arsenic and other toxic metals, and asked four manufacturers to provide information on whether their infant rice cereal products are safe. In letters …

30 04, 2021

EU Seeks Review of GMO Rules for Gene-Edited Crops

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BRUSSELS — The European Commission launched a review of EU rules on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on Thursday, opening the door to a possible loosening of restrictions for plants resulting from gene-editing technology. Prompted by a 2018 ruling from the …

30 04, 2021

UK Supreme Court Urged to Allow Privacy Class Action Against Google

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Blocking a proposed British class action against Google, that alleges it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users a decade ago, risks allowing big firms to behave with impunity, a lawyer told the Supreme Court on Thursday. Hugh Tomlinson, a lawyer …

30 04, 2021

Uber, Lyft, Other Gig Firms Worried About U.S. Push to Reclassify Workers as Employees

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Under growing threat by a new U.S. administration insistent on reclassifying ride-hail and food delivery workers as employees with full benefits, gig economy companies including Uber, Lyft, Doordash and Instacart are pushing to keep drivers’ independent contractor status, albeit with …

30 04, 2021

China Continues Crackdown on Fintech Firms

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BEIJING — Chinese financial watchdogs on Thursday summoned 13 internet platforms engaged in finance business, including heavyweights Tencent and ByteDance, to order them to strengthen compliance with regulations, the central bank said. The move by the four regulators is part …

30 04, 2021

Watchdog Warns Rescinded Actuarial Principles Could Harm Consumers

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U.S. regulators should strengthen their oversight of insurers to prevent potential overcharging and discrimination in selling coverage for cars and homes, a consumer watchdog group said on Thursday. The campaign by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) comes after an …

29 04, 2021

MarshMcLennan Fills Its Talent Pool in the Wake of Aon-Willis Merger

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It has not happened yet but the proposed merger of large global insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson is already being felt at competitor MarshMcLennan. MarshMcLennan is capitalizing on the marketplace disruption brought about by the pending marriage of …