Archive for November 2015

The U.S. could consider criminal charges or sanctions against China if the U.S. determines hackers there are violating an agreement not to conduct economic cyber espionage on American industry, a senior Justice Department official said Tuesday. The remarks by John … Source: Claims Journal

Regulated medical marijuana sales began Monday in Illinois with patients flocking to state-licensed retail shops in five cities. Of 23 states with medical marijuana programs, Illinois has one of the most restrictive, requiring patients to undergo fingerprint-based background checks, limiting … Source: Claims Journal

The Senate went on record Tuesday against a federal mandate that would force all states to allow trucks with extra-long double trailers on interstates, saying it first must be shown that the vehicles don’t undermine safety. By a vote of … Source: Claims Journal

A national safety group is using Nevada as an example for a campaign to reduce the number of child drownings around the country. Officials with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission blended news reports with census data to suggest that … Source: Claims Journal

Reinsurance executives polled at the recent 2015 PCI annual meeting by Guy Carpenter & Company agreed that cyber continues to be the most threatening emerging risk. As the number of data breaches mount, more focus is being placed on the … Source: Claims Journal

Three people, including a child, crushed by a car that plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters. An 84-year-old woman run over by a charter bus that never stopped. A grandmother struck by a taxi driver finishing a 16-hour shift. Since … Source: Claims Journal

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co and generated hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profit. … Source: Claims Journal

Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty launched a dedicated transportation and logistics unit in North America led by Helen Leonard, Inland Marine Global Product Leader. The new division will offer rail, motor truck cargo, warehouse and … Source: Claims Journal

When medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon opened their doors to sell to anyone who is 21 years or older last month, the lines between recreation and medicine were officially blurred, said Edward Bednarczyk, PharmD, pharmacy practice chair in the University … Source: Claims Journal

Two environmental groups say they are worried about the safety of railroad bridges because inspection reports generally aren’t public, and railroads take care of their own bridges. The Waterkeeper Alliance and ForestEthics released a report focused on railroad bridges Tuesday. … Source: Claims Journal