Willis Towers Watson P.L.C. said Friday that its second-quarter revenue rose 7.6% to $1.95 billion, its second earnings report since its $18 billion January merger of Willis Group Holdings P.L.C. and Towers Watson & Co.

Commercial property/casualty insurance rates dropped 1% in July, matching declines in June, electronic insurance exchange MarketScout said Friday.

A South Dakota roofing company has been cited and faces $77,000 in proposed fines from federal workplace safety regulators as a result of a 24-year-old employee falling more than 30 feet to his death.

(Reuters) — A federal judge rejected PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.’s bid to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit accusing it of professional malpractice for helping cause the October 2011 bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings Ltd.

Federal regulators have released suggestions for drug compounding companies on how to maintain a clean work environment.

A U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board report about two sulfuric acid releases at a California refinery owned by Tesoro Corp. highlighted multiple concerns about the refinery’s safety culture.

Judge John D. Bates says he’ll keep Aetna and Humana’s case because it “must proceed” before a merger deadline of Dec. 31.

An Arkansas steel mill has been cited and is facing $56,000 in proposed fines from federal workplace safety regulators after an employee fatality.

Opt-out legislation isn’t the way to reform Illinois’ workers comp system, the American Insurance Association says.