Prosecutors in Louisiana Reach $2M Settlement with Exonerated Man August 23, 2021 By Janet McConnaughey Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent 23 years in prison before...
Judge: California Ridesharing Law Is Unconstitutional August 23, 2021 By Brian Melley A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from...
Applied Sets Acquisition Completion of Alaska Timber Insurance Exchange August 23, 2021 Applied Underwriters anticipates completing the acquisition of Alaska Timber Insurance Exchange as soon as the fourth quarter of 2021 as...
OSHA Proposes $1.3M in Penalties Over Massachusetts Worker Deaths August 23, 2021 Federal workplace safety regulators on Wednesday proposed $1.3 million in penalties for the construction company that employed two men who...
Biden Administration Sanctions Russian Insurer for Nord Stream 2: Report August 23, 2021 By Nick Wadhams The Biden administration imposed sanctions on two Russian entities over their involvement in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, but...
Alera Group Acquires Third-Party Administrator Related Risk August 23, 2021 Alera Group, an independent, national insurance and wealth management firm, acquired Related Risk, a third-party administrator (TPA) that helps insurance...
P/C Insurers Boosted Underwriting Net Income 28% in First Half of Year: AM Best August 23, 2021 The U.S. property/casualty industry grew its net underwriting income by 28% in the first six months of 2021 compared with...
Rain Falls at Highest Point on Greenland’s Ice Sheet for 1st Time on Record August 23, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Andrea Januta Rain fell at the highest point on the Greenland ice sheet last week for the first time on record, another...
It Turns Out That Humans Are Secret Weapon for Autonomous Vehicle Startups August 23, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin Self-driving startups like Cruise and Pony.ai have begun testing their driverless cars in some parts of California in the past...
Boy Scouts Delays Bankruptcy Step After Judge Questions Legal Fees, Insurer Deal August 23, 2021 By Randall Chase Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America are postponing a key bankruptcy hearing that was scheduled to start this week,...