Ships Fleeing the Red Sea Now Face Perilous African Weather July 12, 2024 By Alex Longley and Paul Burkhardt Ships sailing around the southern tip of Africa are wrestling with a bout of bad weather that has already run...
What Happened to Reinsurance ‘Class of 2023’? Hard Market Defies Age-Old Patterns. July 12, 2024 By L.S. Howard Catastrophic events, such as major hurricanes and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, traditionally have led to hard markets that in...
Abbott Accused at Trial of Hiding Fatal Risk of Infant Formula July 12, 2024 By Jef Feeley Abbott Laboratories hid the risks of its premature-infant formula causing a potentially fatal bowel disease from parents even though company...
Insurers Hike Rates as Extreme Storms Like Beryl Proliferate July 12, 2024 By Damian J. Troise Destructive storms like Hurricane Beryl that knocked out power to 3 million homes and businesses in Texas are growing more...
Hurricane Beryl’s Remnants Spawn Severe Storms in Midwest and Northeast July 12, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Beryl dropped tornadoes and threatened flooding Wednesday as the system churned into Canada...
Texas Steel Plant Fined $269K for Endangering Workers July 12, 2024 Two years after the U.S. Department of Labor added Kyoei Steel LTD to its program for severe violators of federal...
Half a Million Will Be Under Houston Outages a Week After Beryl July 12, 2024 By Kevin Crowley and Naureen S. Malik Days after Hurricane Beryl crashed through the city, Houston is still grappling with the aftershocks. Large swaths of America’s fourth-largest...
Lawsuit Against West Virginia Troopers Settled in Death of Maryland Man July 12, 2024 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge approved a $1 million settlement Tuesday in a wrongful death lawsuit that accused West...
NTSB Investigating Crash of Small Plane That Killed Three in North Carolina July 12, 2024 MARION, N.C. (AP) — Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in western North Carolina, officials said Monday....
Tennessee Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty to Using Prison Labor for Personal Profit July 12, 2024 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sitting Tennessee sheriff pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he illegally profited from the...