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US Anger Grows Over Global Reach of EU’s ‘Hostile’ ESG Rules
Mar 6 2025 // As trans-Atlantic relations grow increasingly fraught, Europe’s ESG regulations are becoming yet another flashpoint that threatens to sour ties. The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) says...
Australia’s Insured Losses From Cyclone Alfred Could Top US$1.3 Billion: S&P
Mar 5 2025 // Australia’s largest property and casualty (P/C) insurers should be well placed to manage claims stemming from tropical cyclone Alfred, which could top A$2billion (US$1.3 billion), according to a report published by...
CFPB Drops Suit Against US Banks Over Alleged Fraud on Zelle
Mar 5 2025 // The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dismissed another Biden-era lawsuit, this one targeting some of the world’s largest banks for allegedly rushing out a peer-to-peer payment network that then allowed fraud to...
US GDP Could Take a Big Hit From Climate Change by 2100, Study Shows
Feb 28 2025 // A working paper from the U.S. Congressional Budget Office recently estimated the distribution of changes in gross domestic product in the year 2100 resulting from changes in temperature. And it could be bad, really...
ZestyAI: More Than $2 Trillion in US Homes at High Risk of Wildfires
Feb 28 2025 // While Western wildfires have dominated disaster news for decades, new analysis using artificial intelligence shows millions of homes across the country—even in the swampy Southeast—are at risk for wildfires. New data...
US Soldier Linked to AT&T Hack Accused of Contacting Spy Agency
Feb 27 2025 // A 21-year-old US soldier accused of trying to sell AT&T call records of Donald Trump’s family members also attempted to pawn off sensitive data to a foreign intelligence organization, according to court...
US Will Spend Up to $1 Billion to Combat Bird Flu, USDA Says
Feb 27 2025 // The U.S. will invest up to $1 billion to combat the spread of bird flu, as well as increase imports of eggs in an effort to drive down high prices, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday. A three-year bird...
Pennsylvania Shootout Highlights Rising Violence Against US Hospital Workers
Feb 25 2025 // A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five other people highlights the rising violence against U.S. healthcare workers and the challenge of protecting...
US SEC Plans to Cut Regional Directors as Agency Preps for DOGE Scrutiny: Sources
Feb 25 2025 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to remove the top leaders at regional offices across the country as part of its cost-cutting recommendations to the Trump administration, according to two sources familiar...
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...
