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US Asks Farmers: Can You Plant 2 Crops Instead of 1?
Sep 2 2022 // There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as wheat remained stuck in blockaded ports, there was little U.S....
Mapping US Coastlines May ‘Drive More Equality’ in Climate Adaptation Policy
Sep 1 2022 // A Canadian technology company is using aerial imagery to build high-precision maps of US shorelines that will be used to help coastal communities adapt to climate change. By cataloguing which neighborhoods have more...
More Frequent, More Expensive Cyberattacks Spur US Spending on IT
Sep 1 2022 // A new study from insurer Hiscox shows that cyberattacks on U.S. businesses are more frequent and more expensive than ever before. The annual Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report, which gauges businesses’ preparedness to...
Comp Insurers Object to Florida Hospital Payments Set at 2x U.S. Average
Aug 31 2022 // The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation appears to be intent on pushing the ball across the goal line on a long-awaited revision to hospital reimbursement rules, despite concern from insurers that some rates...
Reuters: Attacks on Gasfield in Northern Iraq Drive Out U.S. Contractors
Aug 30 2022 // A series of rocket attacks on a gasfield in northern Iraq has sent the U.S. contractors working on its expansion packing, dealing a blow to the Kurdish region’s hopes of boosting its revenues and offering a small...
U.S.-Listed Companies Will Have to Disclose How CEO Pay Stacks Against Firm Performance
Aug 26 2022 // Wall Street’s main regulator on Thursday voted to adopt a measure requiring that U.S.-listed companies disclose how the pay of their top executives squares with overall company performance. The U.S. Securities and...
US Pandemic-Era Inflation Mostly Driven by Demand Surge, NY Fed Study Finds
Aug 24 2022 // The majority of US pandemic-era inflation came from a surge in demand, but supply-chain constraints stoked it further, Federal Reserve Bank of New York research shows. About 60% of the inflation seen from 2019 to 2021 was...
Laser Incidents Reported by U.S. Pilots Hit Record in 2021
Aug 19 2022 // The number of reported incidents involving aiming of lasers at U.S. airplanes hit a record in 2021, according to a federal government report, which also said regulators should do more to address the problem. The Government...
U.S. Seeks Information From Tesla on In-Car Camera in Autopilot Probe
Aug 19 2022 // U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday asked Tesla Inc. to answer questions about its in-car camera intended to monitor driver awareness as part of a probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles that employ the carmaker’s...
U.S. Businesses in Taiwan See Limited Impact From Tensions With China
Aug 19 2022 // Most members surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan said they had not been significantly affected by recent Chinese military drills around the island, but had heightened concerns, the group said on...
Record-Breaking Pace for U.S. Product Recalls, Says Sedgwick
Aug 19 2022 // The number of U.S. products recalled this year has already surpassed 1 billion, according to the U.S. product recall index recently released by Sedgwick’s brand protection division. Only two other years on record...
Endo Files for Bankruptcy as U.S. Opioid Litigation Drags
Aug 18 2022 // Endo International Plc filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday after reaching a $6 billion deal with some of its creditors, as the U.S. drugmaker seeks to settle thousands of lawsuits over its alleged role in the country’s...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Hit 20-Year-High in Early 2022
Aug 17 2022 // U.S. traffic deaths jumped about 7% in the first three months of 2022 to 9,560, the highest number of people killed on American roads in a quarterly period since 2002, regulators said on Wednesday in a preliminary...
People Moves: Senior Roles at Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers; Snyder Named President U.S. Insurance at Argo; Kovach Joins Concert
Aug 16 2022 // Ryan Specialty Appoints New Senior Leadership within Underwriting Managers Specialty Chicago-based Ryan Specialty has made appointments to three new senior leadership roles within the Underwriting Managers specialty. Brian...
Starbucks Seeks to Pause Union Elections at U.S. Cafes, Claims Misconduct
Aug 15 2022 // Starbucks on Monday accused the federal labor board overseeing union elections at its U.S. cafes of misconduct and asked for elections to be suspended nationwide pending the outcome of an investigation. The coffee chain...
U.S. Crop Writers Post Record Premium Growth: AM Best
Aug 15 2022 // Premiums in the federal multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) program surged in 2021 to a record high of $14.9 billion, an increase of nearly 40% over the previous year, according to an AM Best report. The new Best’s...
Admiral Sees Cost of Motor Claims Running High in Britain and U.S.
Aug 10 2022 // The cost of paying auto claims is running particularly high in Britain and the United States, insurer Admiral’s chief said on Wednesday, after the company posted a 48% fall in pretax profit due to a “more...
Independent Agents Place Majority of U.S. P&C Insurance: Big I
Aug 9 2022 // The independent agency channel places 62% of all property-casualty insurance written in the U.S., according to the Big “I” 2022 Market Share Report. The annual Market Share Report compiles and analyzes property...
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash
Aug 8 2022 // The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, accusing it of helping hackers, including from North Korea, to launder proceeds from their cyber crimes. A senior Treasury Department...
U.S. Agency Probes Tesla Crashes That Killed 2 Motorcyclists
Aug 8 2022 // Two crashes involving Teslas apparently running on Autopilot are drawing scrutiny from federal regulators and point to a potential new hazard on U.S. freeways: The partially automated vehicles may not stop for...
