All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 4 2024 // The U.S. directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance segment’s strong underwriting profit of 2023 is unlikely to be sustainable, according to Fitch Ratings in a report.Fitch attributed this reality to...
Apr 4 2024 // AXA XL’s U.S. Mid-Market insurance business is extending its general liability coverage for mid-sized businesses with its new XL Plus broadening endorsement, offering more than two dozen expanded protections.The XL...
Apr 4 2024 // Sanofi has reached an agreement in principle to settle 4,000 U.S. lawsuits linking the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to cancer, the company said on Wednesday.Sanofi did not disclose the financial terms of the deal....
Apr 3 2024 // A Chinese-state intrusion last year of Microsoft Corp. technology that enabled hackers to gather US officials’ emails “should never have occurred,” according to a report released Tuesday from a government...
Apr 3 2024 // Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the biggest egg producer in the US, has culled roughly 3.6% of its flock after birds at a Texas facility tested positive for avian flu, adding to concerns over a widening outbreak.Nearly 1.6 million...
Apr 2 2024 // The United States and Britain on Monday announced a new partnership on the science of artificial intelligence safety, amid growing concerns about upcoming next-generation versions.Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and...
Apr 2 2024 // Storms and tornadoes are in the forecast for states across the Midwest in the US, with further weather warnings and advisories stretching further east.There is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms — which could bring...
Apr 2 2024 // An American aviation executive has had British judgments worth more than $4 million against him thrown out after a judge ruled that his legal opponent had covered up its use of hackers to steal the businessman’s...
Apr 1 2024 // President Xi Jinping met with a group of American business leaders in Beijing including Blackstone Inc.’s Stephen Schwarzman and Qualcomm Inc.’s Cristiano Amon as China is seeking to restore confidence in the...
Apr 1 2024 // Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been discovered in dairy herds in Michigan and Idaho, indicating the virus is spreading into new US states.The National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed the presence of...
Apr 1 2024 // US home insurance rates are expected to reach a record high this year, with the biggest increases occurring in states prone to severe weather events, according to a new analysis.The average premium for homeowners insurance...
Apr 1 2024 // The U.S. government said on Friday it was finalizing tighter tailpipe emissions standards for heavy duty vehicles like semi-trucks and buses, but the new rules would not be as strict as initially proposed in 2023.The...
Apr 1 2024 // A container ship struck a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, [March 26] causing it to plunge into the river below. From 1960 to 2015, there were 35 major bridge collapses worldwide due to ship or barge collision,...
Apr 1 2024 // The excess and surplus (E&S)lines and specialty insurance market is booming and looks set to continue its upward trajectory. The question is whether the sector currently has the resources to take advantage of these...
Mar 28 2024 // American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans in 2024 — as they have in most years for over a century. But beyond that, a green diesel boom threatens to dethrone the king of all crops.President Joe Biden’s...
Mar 28 2024 // The U.S. State Department on Wednesday offered up to $10 million for information on the “Blackcat” ransomware gang who hit the UnitedHealth Group’s tech unit and snarled insurance payments across...
Mar 28 2024 // Johnson & Johnson will get a new chance to contest the scientific evidence linking talc to ovarian cancer, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, potentially disrupting more than 53,000 lawsuits the company is now facing...
Mar 28 2024 // A federal court decision has raised new legal risks for a corner of Wall Street that bundles consumer loans into asset-backed securities.A US appeals court last week for the first time upheld the power of the Consumer...
Mar 27 2024 // Subaru of America is recalling 118,723 SUVs and sedans in the U.S. over an issue which prevents air bags from deploying in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday.The recall...
Mar 26 2024 // A large storm is keeping the upper Great Plains and Midwest of the US stuck in winter. The region is expected to see an additional 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) of snowfall on Tuesday, according to a forecast by...