Next Insurance Funding Hits $881M After Latest $250M Round April 5, 2021 By Mark Hollmer Next Insurance raised $250 million in new venture financing – a major cash infusion after a year of acquisitions and...
Judge Rejects Uber Denial of Liability in Student’s Death on Freeway April 5, 2021 By Robert Burnson Uber Technologies Inc. lost the first round in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of a university student who was...
Homeland Security Chief Prioritizes Disrupting Ransomware in Cyber Efforts April 5, 2021 By Raphael Satter Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said last Wednesday that dealing with ransomware will be a top priority,...
Virginia Health Workers With COVID Get Workers’ Comp Unless They Refuse Vaccine April 5, 2021 By Tom Hals Virginia has passed a law making it easier for some healthcare workers who become ill with COVID-19 to collect medical...
Train Wreck Kills 50 in Worst Taiwanese Accident in 7 Decades April 5, 2021 TAIPEI – Taiwanese rescuers were trying on Monday to retrieve the last body of a passenger from wreckage of a...
Suez Canal Must Upgrade to Avoid Future Shipping Disruption: Sources April 5, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Patrick Werr CAIRO – Egypt’s Suez Canal must move quickly to upgrade its technical infrastructure if it is to avoid future shipping...
Catastrophe Bonds Positioned to Tap Into Demand for Socially Responsible Investments April 5, 2021 By Tasos Vossos Catastrophe bonds are being hailed as the next frontier for socially responsible investing. Such debt, which insures against natural disasters...
New Federal Flood Insurance Rating Plan to Start Oct. 1 April 5, 2021 By Alwyn Scott Hundreds of thousands of Americans will pay significantly more to insure their homes in coastal areas and flood zones under...
New Starr Environmental Shield Product Targets Manufacturing-Related Risks April 5, 2021 Starr Insurance Cos. has introduced Environmental Shield, a customized environmental insurance product that covers multiple manufacturing risks with a single...
Report: Drug Addiction Cost West Virginia an Estimated $11B in 2019 April 5, 2021 Treating and addressing drug addiction cost West Virginia an estimated $11.3 billion in one year, according to a new report...