Law and regulation

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA is considering a merger with Assicurazioni Generali SpA, a deal that would combine Italy's second-biggest bank with the country’s largest insurer.

MAPFRE Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico settles, as HHS Office of Civil Rights sets large fines.

New NAIC president says one of his 2017 goals is to spend more time familiarizing himself and his regulators with the new technologies permeating the industry.

The loss of competition that would result if Anthem takes over Cigna is the centerpiece of the government’s lawsuit seeking to block the $48 billion merger.

During his campaign, Trump criticized U.S. corporations for moving jobs to other countries, and since his election, has threatened "consequences" for companies that send work offshore.

Executives are concerned about their companies' ability to keep pace with the rapid speed of change, study finds.

Interviews with more than a dozen coding school graduates reveal that when they do land a job, often their engineering education doesn’t cut it.

The Justice Department argues the deal would eliminate competition between the insurers and force seniors to pay higher premiums for Medicare.

Health insurers and hospitals have shifted their businesses over the last half-decade to adjust to the Affordable Care Act, and they’re warning against any sudden moves that could hurt patients, or their businesses.

The Justice Department’s lawsuit opposing the Anthem-Cigna merger is one of two health-care antitrust cases going to trial in the waning days of the Obama administration.