Extreme Weather Threatens Global Wheat Crops – With One Notable Exception May 12, 2022 By Megan Durisin, Kim Chipman, Jen Skerritt and James Poole As Russia’s invasion chokes off Ukrainian wheat exports, pushing up bread and noodle prices, the global harvest faces an added...
Sexism in Financial Services Has Gotten Worse, Says Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc May 12, 2022 By Will Louch Aviva Plc Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc said that the sexism she encounters has worsened as she has risen through...
OSHA Warns South Central Employers Not to Ignore Heat Dangers May 12, 2022 As temperatures rise in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds...
Prosecutors Skeptical of Successful Suit in Ronald Greene Suit May 12, 2022 By Jim Mustian and Jake Bleiberg Three years ago, when a beaten and bloody Ronald Greene drew his final breath on a rural roadside, his death...
Black Female Officers Sue Kansas City Police Department May 12, 2022 Two Black female police officers allege in separate lawsuits that they were subjected to discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work...
It’s Demolition Time: Tear Down Your Information and Workflow Silos May 12, 2022 By Niji Sabharwal This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Data and workflow silos are costing your insurance business time,...
Tesla Fails to Block Its First Jury Trial Over Fatal Crash May 12, 2022 By Malathi Nayak Tesla Inc. can’t escape a trial over claims the automaker is responsible for the death of a Florida teenager who...
Obtaining a Carrier Appointment as a New Insurance Agency May 12, 2022 By Niji Sabharwal This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If you’re just starting out as a small agency, as...
COVID-19 Orders Not an Excuse for Business to Skip Rent, Connecticut Court Rules May 12, 2022 By Pat Eaton-Robb Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that executive orders issued by Gov. Ned Lamont affecting restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic could...
Deadly Hawaii Helicopter Crash Was ‘100% Preventable’ May 12, 2022 By David Koenig and Caleb Jones Federal investigators blamed a deadly 2019 helicopter crash in Hawaii on the pilot’s decision to keep flying into worsening weather,...