GEICO Lays Off 6% of Workforce and Will Require More In-Office Time October 20, 2023 By Chad Hemenway and William Rabb In a letter to employees, GEICO president and chief executive officer Todd Combs said the Berkshire Hathaway company is laying...
Blast Reported Aboard Small Cruise Ship in Portland Harbor October 20, 2023 One person was injured and passengers were evacuated Wednesday after an explosion in the engine room of a small cruise...
Insured Losses From Severe Convective Storms in US Top $50B for 1st Time: Aon October 20, 2023 By L.S. Howard Insured losses from severe convective storms in the United States continued to increase during the third quarter, surpassing the $50...
Alex Jones Must Pay $1.1 Billion of Sandy Hook Damages Despite Bankruptcy: Court October 20, 2023 By Dietrich Knauth Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones cannot use his personal bankruptcy to escape paying at least $1.1 billion in defamation damages stemming...
New York’s Lawley Acquires Connecticut’s Shoff Darby Agency October 20, 2023 Buffalo-based independent agency Lawley has acquired Connecticut-based Shoff Darby Companies, Inc., in what Lawley says is it largest acquisition to...
Biggest Polluting Firms Failing on Short-Term Emissions Goals: Investor Pressure Group October 20, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes and Simon Jessop Fewer than one in five of the world’s biggest polluting companies have short-term emissions reductions targets in line with keeping...
Storm Babet Hammers Scotland With Warnings of Risk to Life, Flooding October 20, 2023 By Todd Gillespie and Lars Paulsson The UK’s Met Office warned of the possibility of severe flooding and loss of life in the northern part of...
Rhine River’s Low Water Levels Provide ‘Further Evidence’ of Climate Change October 20, 2023 By William Wilkes and Jack Wittels The cost of shipping fuel along the Rhine river has surged as low water levels curb barges’ carrying capacity following...
Oil Tanker Sails to Israeli Red Sea Port to Avoid Conflict October 20, 2023 By Sherry Su An oil tanker is hauling a cargo of crude toward an Israeli Red Sea port that’s seldom used for crude...
Ransomware Criminals Aiming at Third-Party Vendors in Hunt for ‘Big Game’ October 20, 2023 By Jim Sams Ransomware victims have become less likely to pay extortion demands, but cyber criminals are changing their tactics by hitting third-party...