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#1 US High Court Declines Appeal, Upholds Coverage Ruling on Treated Wood

Nov 20 2024 // Insurance carriers may want to examine policy language – and what information they request from insureds – after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court’s ruling which could force Argo Group to cover...

#2 Rebuilding from Hurricanes Hinges on Immigrants at Center of US Election

Oct 28 2024 // The efforts to rebuild in Southeastern states after a pair of destructive hurricanes are at risk of being drawn out by shortages of a critical supply of workers: migrants.Builders are anxious about proposals laid out by...

#3 Musk, Ramaswamy Will Lean on Supreme Court Rulings to Cut US Agencies

Nov 21 2024 // Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said the government efficiency panel that President-elect Donald Trump has named them to lead will follow recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that they say can be used to take power away from...

#4 Trump Team Is Seeking to Ease US Rules for Self-Driving Cars

Nov 19 2024 // Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for self-driving vehicles one of the Transportation Department’s priorities, according to...

#5 US Gains $100M Settlement With Owner, Operator of Ship That Wrecked Key Bridge

Oct 25 2024 // The Singaporean corporations that owned and operated the cargo ship Dali have agreed to pay $101,980,000 to resolve a civil claim brought by the United States for costs related to the response to the catastrophic collapse...

#6 Mississippi River Dries Up Again at Worst Time for US Farmers

Oct 25 2024 // The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the third straight autumn, a crucial time of year when American farmers rely on the route to deliver their crops to the world.Months of limited rainfall — with few...

#7 US Faces Growing Crisis Over High Traffic Deaths, NTSB Chair Says

Nov 20 2024 // The United States must address a growing public-health crisis over traffic deaths that remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said on...

#8 Broker Insights’ ‘Decision Intelligence’ Officially Heads to the US

Oct 28 2024 // After building its business up in the United Kingdom, Broker Insights said it is ready to officially bring its commercial insurance placement analytics to the United States.For the last 12-18 months, Broker Insights has...

#9 Despite Recent Backlash, Nearly 60% of US Workers Support Current DEI Policies

Nov 4 2024 // While recent events have put corporate America’s diversity efforts on defense, the programs continue to receive strong support from employees, according to new research from The Conference Board.The survey gauges...

#10 Swiss Re Cuts 2024 Profit Target After Raising US Reserves

Nov 7 2024 // Swiss Re AG said it was raising reserves in its US Property & Casualty business by $2.4 billion in the third quarter, a move analysts said was positive despite a resulting downgrade to full-year profit...

#11 US Alleges Contractor Denied Workers Wages, Tried to Deport Any Who Complained

Nov 15 2024 // The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit to recover back wages, liquidated damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief from a Tonawanda, New York construction contractor that allegedly underpaid employees and...

#12 US Nuclear Regulator Begins Review on Three Mile Island Restart

Oct 28 2024 // U.S. nuclear regulators kicked off a long-winding process to consider Constellation Energy’s unprecedented plans to restart its retired Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in an initial public meeting held on...

#13 UCLA and NOAA: Climate Change Baked Western US Despite the Rainfall

Nov 8 2024 // Even with all the storms the Western U.S. received in the last two years, climate change is baking the region.That’s because higher temperatures are increasing evaporation enough to cause drought, according to a...

#14 Volkswagen to Recall Over 114,000 US Vehicles Over Airbag Concern, NHTSA Says

Nov 7 2024 // Volkswagen will recall 114,478 vehicles in the United States on concerns over the driver-side airbag, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday.The recall consists of some Beetle and Passat...

#15 Sedgwick: US Product Recalls on Pace to Hit 6-Year High

Nov 19 2024 // If the pace of product recalls continues in the fourth quarter, the number will reach a six-year high by the end of the year, a new report from Sedgwick shows.Year-to-date there have been 2,454 product recalls across five...

#16 US Investigating Breach of Telecoms by China-Linked Hackers

Oct 28 2024 // The US government said Friday it was investigating unauthorized access by Chinese state-affiliated hackers targeting the commercial telecommunications sector.The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...

#17 US Accuses China of Vast Cyber-Espionage Against Telecoms

Nov 14 2024 // Chinese state-sponsored hackers perpetrated a “broad and significant cyber-espionage campaign” in which they breached multiple telecommunications companies, US officials said in a statement on Wednesday,...

#18 People Moves: Zurich Names Bernard Head of Industry Practices for US Middle Market; FM Promotes Hodge to COO

Nov 15 2024 // Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, promoted Stan Bernard to head of industry practices for U.S. Middle Market.Bernard succeeds Lynn Zeitler, who is retiring in December after 31 years with Zurich....

#19 US Shippers Avoid East Coast Ports on Risk of Second Strike

Nov 4 2024 // U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs will go on strike again if their union leader does not land a new contract with employers by a Jan. 15...

#20 People Moves: Everest Insurance Appoints Corbo to Lead US Primary Casualty, Weiser to Lead US Excess Casualty

Nov 14 2024 // Nina Corbo Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Group, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, appointed Nina Corbo to lead U.S. primary casualty and Debbie Weiser to lead U.S. excess casualty. Corbo oversees...