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Europe Braces for Freeze of US Foreign Corruption Practices Act
Feb 24 2025 // In recent years, Glencore Plc, Airbus SE and Credit Suisse have collectively paid more than $5.5 billion in fines for their roles in sprawling corruption cases. While law enforcement in France and the UK took the lead, the...
US Chicken, Pork Plant Workers Face Higher Health Risks, USDA Studies Confirm
Feb 24 2025 // Workers in US chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, according to two studies the US Department of Agriculture issued in...
AM Best: US P/C Industry Improves Despite 2024 Underwriting Loss
Feb 21 2025 // The U.S. property/casualty industry took another underwriting loss in 2024, but results improved thanks to rate increases and changes in risk selection. A report from industry rating agency AM Best this week said U.S. P/C...
Winter Chill Gripping Central US Breaks Temperature Records
Feb 20 2025 // Intense cold will grip the central and southern US for at least another day, sending temperatures to all-time lows in some cities before milder weather is set to arrive over the weekend. At least 40 daily cold records have...
Tesla Cited by U.S. Regulators Over Worker’s Death in Texas
Feb 20 2025 // Federal regulators have cited Tesla TSLA.O for violating workplace safety rules in connection with the electrocution of a worker last summer at its Austin, Texas, auto-manufacturing plant. The U.S. Department of Labor...
Record-Breaking Cold to Slam Central US and Test Texas Grid
Feb 19 2025 // Winter storms and record-breaking cold will descend on the central and southern US this week, snarling transportation and putting the vulnerable Texas power grid to yet another test. Temperatures are forecast to drop to...
Markets/Coverages: Cyber Portfolio Quoting for US Brokers From CFC; New DUAL Fine Art Coverage Capacity; Falcon Risk’s Pro Liability for Agents, Brokers
Feb 19 2025 // CFC Launches Cyber Portfolio Quoting for American Brokers CFC said it has launched a new service to automate quoting for up to thousands of policies. Initially available for CFC’s cyber products, US brokers can now...
Bird Flu Signs Found in Three Veterinarians Suggest Wider US Spread
Feb 14 2025 // Signs of recent bird flu infection were found in three US veterinarians, two of whom had no known prior exposure, researchers said, suggesting potentially wider spread of the dangerous virus than has been suspected. One of...
Trump Hostility to US Offshore Wind Reverberates Through Supply Chain
Feb 14 2025 // Companies that committed to investments in U.S. offshore wind infrastructure and supply chains are scrapping their plans as the projects they were meant to serve face huge setbacks, including President Donald Trump’s...
Financial Firms Hated US Consumer Watchdog, but Rapid Unraveling Creates Limbo
Feb 13 2025 // At a JPMorgan townhall meeting on Wednesday, CEO Jamie Dimon was asked whether the Trump administration’s decision to abruptly stop work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and question its existence...
People Moves: AIG’s Furth to Hiscox to Head US Claims; Hamlin to Lead TMHCC US Hospital Pro Liability; Amwins Names Healthcare Practice Leader
Feb 12 2025 // Alex Furth Hiscox, headquartered in Atlanta, appointed Alexandra Furth as head of claims in the U.S., effective March 10. Furth has over 20 years of claims and legal leadership experience, most recently serving as...
US SEC Will Not Defend Climate Rule in Court
Feb 12 2025 // The acting chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday signaled the regulator may roll back a controversial rule requiring thousands of public companies to disclose the threats their businesses face...
US Companies Say ESG Rules Are a Serious Barrier to EU Trade
Feb 10 2025 // US companies are adding their voice to the list of critics targeting ESG regulations in Europe. The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, whose members include Ford Motor Co., Exxon Mobil Corp. and Amazon.com...
Britain’s L&G Sells US Protection Unit to Japanese Insurer for $2.3 Billion
Feb 7 2025 // Legal & General said on Friday it would sell its U.S. protection business to Japan’s Meiji Yasuda for $2.3 billion in cash and said the Japanese firm would take a 5% stake in the British insurer, in the biggest...
People Moves: Hiscox Appoints Baldwin US Media Practice Leader; Willis Names Kyriacou Head of Contingent Risk Solutions
Feb 7 2025 // Hiscox Appoints Baldwin US Media Practice Leader Karen Baldwin Hiscox, headquartered in Atlanta, appointed Karen Baldwin as vice president, media practice leader. Baldwin leads Hiscox USA’s media liability...
OpenAI’s Stargate AI Venture Is Scouting for US Data Center Sites
Feb 7 2025 // ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Thursday it is evaluating U.S. states as potential artificial intelligence data center locations for its massive Stargate venture, framing the project as a matter of urgency for the United...
13 US P/C Companies Impaired in 2023: AM Best
Feb 6 2025 // Thirteen U.S. property/casualty companies became impaired in 2023, 10 of which were placed into insolvent liquidation, according to an AM Best report. The insurance company impairments identified in the U.S....
Aon, Floodbase, Swiss Re Team on Parametric Storm Surge Solution for US Hurricane
Feb 5 2025 // Aon plc said it has launched a new parametric insurance solution designed to address and mitigate commercial losses from hurricane-related storm surge along the coast of the U.S. Developed with parametric flood insurance...
US Congress to Form Cryptocurrency Working Group
Feb 5 2025 // U.S. Representative French Hill, a Republican who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, said on Tuesday lawmakers from both chambers of congress would form a working group to develop policy favoring development of...
US, UK Ships Return to Red Sea After Houthis Vow to Hold Fire
Jan 29 2025 // British and American ships are tentatively returning to the Red Sea after Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed to hold off attacks on vessels linked to both nations, a sign that traffic on one of the world’s main trade...
