Monthly Archives: <span>May 2021</span>

Ransomware Attack Still Disrupting IT Systems of New Zealand Hospitals

Systems are still down a week after a ransomware attack disrupted the IT network of five hospitals in the New Zealand district of Waikato, and concerns remain that private patient information may have been exposed. Patients are being asked to …

HSB Adds Coverages for Smart Farm Technology, Equipment

HSB, part of Munich Re. has launched HSB Precision Ag insurance, a suite of coverages for evolving farm data risks, technology and state-of-the-art equipment. Designed for large commercial enterprises and smaller family farms, the coverage combines equipment breakdown and cyber …

Investigators Seek Cause of House Boat Explosion on Tennessee River

A woman was killed and a man was injured when a house boat exploded on a Tennessee river Sunday afternoon, according to the state Wildlife Resources Agency. The explosion happened shortly after the 38-foot (12-meter meter) vessel refueled near the …

People Moves: The Plexus Groupe Adds Stollenwerck as VP; New Leadership at ANCO Insurance

The Plexus Groupe Commercial insurance brokerage and consulting firm, The Plexus Groupe, has named industry veteran John Stollenwerck to vice president of Business Development. He is based in Dallas. Stollenwerck has more than 20 years of client service experience across …

USDA: February Storms Created Ag Disaster Area in Louisiana Parish

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Rapides Parish, Louisiana, as a primary natural disaster area because of the winter storm and ice from Feb. 15-21. Producers in Rapides and the seven parishes that touch it are eligible to apply …

Despite Safety Questions, Tesla Sticks With Autopilot Cameras Without Radar Sensor

Tesla Inc. said on Tuesday its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles will be equipped with cameras and no radar sensor for semi-automated driving in North America starting this month. The move came amid growing scrutiny by regulators and media …

Wolves Get Credit for 24% Drop in Deer-Auto Collisions

Ecologist Rolf Peterson remembers driving remote stretches of road in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and seeing areas strewn with deer carcasses. But that changed after gray wolves arrived in the region from Canada and Minnesota. “When wolves moved in during the …

Western U.S. Wildfires Have Made Insurance for Contractors a Tough Buy

Things look bad with California’s ever-sooner wildfire season seemingly approaching and what’s shaping up to be a severe drought across the Western U.S. The plague of wildfires in the past few years in California have made things tough for residents …

Florida High Court Adopts Federal Summary Judgment Standard with Amendment

The Florida Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion last month further amending the federal summary judgment standard it officially adopted last year. The move came as part of the court’s Dec. 31, 2020 opinion In Re: Amendments to Florida …

How to Manage Social Media Liability in the Workplace: RIMS

“I remember when the worst thing you had to worry about at work was a misdirected reply-to-all on an email.” Joann Lytle, a partner with the law firm McCarter & English in Philadelphia, knows things have changed and there are …