Why Snow, Hail and Wildfire Are Expensive for Insurance Industry August 17, 2021 By Leslie Kaufman If you’re having trouble wrapping your mind around the spree of natural catastrophes currently plaguing the world—from deadly July floods...
Court Revives 6,000 Lawsuits Against 3M Over Surgical Device August 17, 2021 By Brendan Pierson A federal appeals court on Monday revived nearly 6,000 lawsuits alleging that a widely used device produced by 3M Co....
Bayer Asks Supreme Court to Reverse Roundup Cancer Claim Verdict August 17, 2021 By Ludwig Burger Bayer, trying to contain billions of dollars in legal costs, filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse...
Tropical Storm Fred Makes Landfall Along Florida Panhandle August 16, 2021 Tropical storm Fred made landfall near Cape San Blas, Florida Monday Aug. 16 at approximately 3:15 p.m. EST, according to...
COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket in Texas Nursing Homes; Nearly Half of Workers Unvaccinated August 16, 2021 By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune The number of nursing homes across the state with at least one active COVID-19 case has shot up nearly 800%...
Risk Strategies Acquires Florida Medical Malpractice Liability Firm Danna-Gracey August 16, 2021 Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Danna-Gracey, a specialist in medical malpractice insurance...
One Dead in ‘Unprecedented’ El Paso Flooding August 16, 2021 By Ken Miller A storm system that stalled for days over West Texas led to what a National Weather Service meteorologist on Aug....
Safety Regulations a Focus at Hearing into Deadly Louisiana Lift Boat Accident August 16, 2021 A public hearing into the deadly capsizing of the Seacor Power lift boat off the coast of Louisiana has ended....
4 Hurt as Vegas Grocery Storefront Collapses at Opening Time August 16, 2021 A storefront collapsed into rubble at a Las Vegas supermarket at opening time early Friday, injuring four people but none...
Forecast: Smaller Corn Crop Expected in Kansas August 16, 2021 Kansas farmers are expected to harvest a smaller corn crop this season, according to a forecast released Aug. 12. The...