East

• Hold the Phone: Massachusetts’ Hands-Free Driving Law to Take Effect
• Mortgage Company Staffer in New Jersey Who Stole $2M Gets Prison Term
• Lawsuit Settled Between Virginia Tech, Former Student Over Hazing Suspension
• New York Stenographer Arrested for Extensive Overbilling Scheme
• New York’s SterlingRisk Insurance Hires Friedman as Alternative Market Leader

National

• How Pharmaceutical Firms Are Using Blockchain to Track Down Counterfeit Drugs
• ProAssurance Looks to Acquire NORCAL in $450M Deal
• Insurance Information Institute Names Friedlander, Maccini to Communications Positions
• Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Internet Firms’ Liability Shield
• Examining the Higher Death Rate for Older Workers: Viewpoint

International

• Swiss Re Will Absorb Poor 2019 Earnings, Says S&P
• Roehler Succeeds Theis on Allianz Board of Management
• UK Insurers Could See Underwriting Losses After Storms Ciara, Dennis: Fitch
• Russia Blamed for Massive Cyber Attack Against Nation of Georgia in 2019
• China Ends Two-Year State Custody of Troubled Anbang Insurance
• Allianz Raises 2020 Profit Target After 9.5% Jump in Q4 Results