Tech Giants Are ‘Too Big to Fail’ Because They Host Insurers, Banks on Cloud Platforms August 20, 2021 By Iain Withers and Huw Jones More than a decade on from the financial crisis, regulators are spooked once again that some companies at the heart...
People Moves: CSRisks Promotes Sedliak; Pinnacle Adds Linton in Tennessee August 20, 2021 CSRisks Capitol Special Risks, a division of Specialty Program Group, LLC, announced that Amanda Sedliak will succeed Dorothea Westin as...
Fourth Person Charged over Failed South Carolina Nuclear Plant Project August 20, 2021 A fourth business executive faces criminal charges stemming from a federal investigation into a failed multibillion-dollar project to build two...
Mining Giants Face Reckoning About Sexual Harassment as BHP Fires 48 Workers August 20, 2021 By James Thornhill Women still face a threat to their safety at remote mine sites across the globe. It’s a challenge the industry...
New University of Iowa Utilities Contractor Fined After Worker’s Fall August 20, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley A contractor that recently took over management of the University of Iowa utility system has been cited for safety violations...
Louisiana’s Orleans Parish to Pay $2M to Exonerated Man in Settlement August 20, 2021 By Janet McConnaughey Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent 23 years in prison before...
Kansas City Police to Pay $200K in Settlement With Demonstrator August 20, 2021 A man who suffered a compound fracture to his leg when he was hit by a tear gas canister during...
Early COVID-19 Vaccinations Prevented 140,000 Deaths: Study August 20, 2021 A new study by Indiana University and RAND Corp. assessed the impact of COVID-19 vaccinations and found that 139,393 deaths...
With Federal Legalization Expected, Cannabis Insurers Quietly Get Ready to Roll August 20, 2021 By Alwyn Scott Insurers are quietly gearing up for a potential ten-fold increase in sales to the booming $17.6 billion-a-year cannabis industry as...
California Commissioner Issues Non-Renewal Moratorium to Aid Policyholders Affected by Wildfires August 19, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies from non-renewing or cancelling residential...