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Russian Oil Tanker Does Secret Cargo Switch Near Singapore to Dodge US Sanctions
Jun 10 2024 // The first Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver crude while under US sanctions made a secret cargo transfer onto another ship, a sign of the lengths to which Moscow is going to undermine the effectiveness of American...
Top Law Firms in US Opioid Lawsuits to Get Hundreds of Millions in Fees
Jun 10 2024 // A court-appointed panel on Friday recommended how to divvy up a pool of $2.13 billion in legal fees from nationwide drug industry settlements over the U.S. opioid crisis, with top firms set to receive hundreds of millions...
US Auto Insurance Market on the Mend; Homeowners Line Volatile: Fitch
Jun 7 2024 // The U.S. personal insurance sector is positioned for improving underwriting performance in 2024. According to Fitch’s latest U.S. Personal Lines Market Update, the change is predicted amid signs that the previous...
People Moves: AXIS Appoints Boulos and Ryan to Head US Ocean Marine
Jun 7 2024 // Paul Boulos AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda, appointed Paul Boulos and Rob Ryan as heads of ocean marine. Boulos and Ryan will be responsible for building a suite of ocean marine-related...
Tornadoes Touch Down Across US, Killing Toddler in Michigan and Injuring 5 in Maryland
Jun 7 2024 // LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while emergency workers in Maryland were responding to reports of collapsed...
US Regulators to Open Antitrust Inquiries of Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia
Jun 6 2024 // The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial...
Tyson Foods Accused by Conservative Group of Hiring Migrants Over US Citizens
Jun 5 2024 // A group founded by former Trump administration officials has accused Tyson Foods of discriminating against U.S. citizens by disproportionately hiring immigrants, including children and people in the country...
US Farmers Opt for Soy to Limit Losses as All Crop Prices Slump
Jun 4 2024 // Mark Tuttle planted more soy and less corn on his northern Illinois farm this spring as prices for both crops hover near three-year lows and soybeans’ lower production costs offered him the best chance of turning a...
US Cyber Chief Sees ‘Very Aggressive’ Chinese Hacking Strategy
Jun 4 2024 // A top US spy chief said China is increasingly using its companies to find vulnerabilities in their own computer networks and then tapping that knowledge to target foreign nations and industries. “We’re really...
US Workers’ Comp Line Still Showing Strong Profits, Lower Claim Frequency
Jun 3 2024 // Net written premium in the U.S. workers’ compensation insurance market grew by just 1% from 2022 to 2023, a far smaller percentage than most other property/casualty lines. However, the workers’ compensation...
US P/C Insurers Hit Record Investment Income in 2023
May 31 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance segment’s net investment income hit a record $73.9 billion in 2023, bolstered by the higher interest rate environment, according to a new AM Best report. The Best’s Special...
White House to Support New US Nuclear Power Plants
May 30 2024 // The White House on Wednesday planned to announce new measures to support the development of new U.S. nuclear power plants, a large potential source of carbon-free electricity the government says is needed to combat climate...
AccuWeather: Intense Heat Baking Mexico to Shift into Western U.S.
May 30 2024 // The heat dome that led to record-high temperatures in Mexico is forecast to expand northward and bring higher temperatures to parts of the Western U.S., according to AccuWeather. Meteorologists say 82% of Mexico was...
Nicotine-Like Chemicals in US Vapes May Be More Potent Than Nicotine, FDA Says
May 29 2024 // Nicotine alternatives used in vapes being launched in the U.S. and abroad, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than nicotine itself, though the scientific data remains incomplete, according to the...
People Moves: Ryan Hired to Head Hyperexponential US P/C; Carnes Named Nationwide’s Chief Pet Officer
May 29 2024 // Insurtech hyperexponential has hired Risa Ryan as head of US P/C. Risa was most recently chief underwriting officer at Sompo International. She will be based in New York. She has over 25 years of industry experience,...
Citigroup Asks 600 US Staffers to Return to Office Full-Time
May 28 2024 // Citigroup has asked its 600 U.S. employees, who are eligible to work remotely, to return to office fulltime, it said on Friday as regulatory requirements make it hard for Wall Street banks to allow offsite work for roles...
Live Nation Ticket Buyers Sue in Wake of US Justice Department Case
May 28 2024 // Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit have been hit with the first in a likely wave of new consumer antitrust lawsuits after the U.S. government and states sued to break up the two companies on Thursday. The first consumer...
US Intelligence Agencies’ Embrace of Generative AI Is Wary and Urgent
May 28 2024 // Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect and analyze non-classified data on illicit Chinese fentanyl trafficking made a compelling case for its embrace by U.S. intelligence...
US Sues to Break Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
May 23 2024 // The U.S. Justice Department and a group of 30 states and the District of Columbia Thursday sued to break up Live Nation, arguing the big concert promoter and its Ticketmaster unit illegally inflated concert ticket prices...
Biden Overtime Pay Rule Challenged by US Business Groups
May 23 2024 // A coalition of U.S. business groups has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a Biden administration rule that would extend mandatory overtime pay to 4 million workers, saying it goes too far. The groups filed a complaint in...
