China Regulators Step Up Scrutiny of Online Insurance Platforms in Widening Crackdown August 13, 2021 By Bloomberg News China’s banking and insurance watchdog is stepping up scrutiny of the nation’s insurance technology platforms, widening a regulatory dragnet that...
Tyson Farms Agrees to $3M Settlement for Causing 2019 Alabama Fish Kill August 13, 2021 A $3 million settlement has been reached with Tyson Farms, Inc. over a 2019 wastewater spill that killed an estimated...
Global Insured Disaster Losses Reach US$42B in H1 as 2nd Highest on Record: Swiss Re August 13, 2021 Estimated insured losses from natural catastrophes reached US$40 billion during the first half – driven by a deep winter freeze,...
Jury: North Dakota Hotel Not Civilly Responsible for Deadly Fight August 13, 2021 A jury has reached a verdict in a civil case involving a Fargo hotel and a fatal fight outside its...
Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Florida, Texas Could Have Saved 4,700 Lives Through July August 13, 2021 By Pratha Sah, Seyed M. Moghadas, Alison Galvani, Eric C. Schneider and Arnav Shah The success of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in many states demonstrates the real-world feasibility, and impact, of achieving high vaccination coverage....
Overheated, Underprotected: Climate Change Is Killing U.S. Farm Laborers August 13, 2021 By Elizabeth Elkin Florencio Gueta Vargas showed up for his usual shift at a hops farm in Toppenish, Washington, on Thursday, July 29....
UnitedHealth Pays Restitution, Fine to Settle Charges It Illegally Denied Coverage August 13, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, has settled federal and New York state charges it illegally denied coverage...
Pass Measures to Lower Prescription Drug Prices, Biden Urges Congress August 13, 2021 By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey President Joe Biden on Thursday called on U.S. lawmakers to enact legislation aimed at lowering drug prices, including allowing Medicare...
McDonald’s Franchise Settles Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit August 13, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner A McDonald’s Corp. franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a...
Do’s and Don’ts of Smart Contract Bidding August 12, 2021 By Collin Belcher This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. As a surety bond producer at your independent...