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‘Lockbit’ Digital Gang Named Top Ransomware Threat by US, 6 Other Nations
Jun 15 2023 // The United States and six other countries on Wednesday identified the digital extortion gang operating under the “Lockbit” banner as the world’s top ransomware threat. In a joint advisory, U.S., Canadian,...
US Beefs Up Campaign for Accurate Animal Welfare Claims on Meat, Poultry Packaging
Jun 15 2023 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat and poultry packaging with new guidance and testing. The claims – such as...
U.S. Tightens Crackdown on Crypto With Lawsuits Against Coinbase, Binance
Jun 7 2023 // The top U.S. securities regulator sued cryptocurrency platform Coinbase on Tuesday, the second lawsuit in two days against a major crypto exchange, in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown on the industry and one that could...
Russia Accuses U.S. Intelligence of Hacking Thousands of iPhones
Jun 5 2023 // Russia’s main security service accused a US intelligence agency of hacking several thousand iPhones, including devices belonging to Russian nationals and others linked to diplomatic missions and embassies in the...
Chemical Makers to Set Aside $1.19B to Settle PFAS-Related Claims in U.S.
Jun 2 2023 // Chemours Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc and Corteva Inc. on Friday said they had reached an agreement in principle to settle claims that they contaminated U.S. public water systems with toxic “forever chemicals”...
ANALYSIS – Breakup of Insurers’ Climate Coalition Driven by U.S. Regulation Fears
Jun 2 2023 // The success of Republicans in triggering the breakup of a coalition of insurance firms aimed at tackling climate change is down to U.S. states being the industry’s primary regulator, interviews with industry...
About 33 Million U.S. Homes at Risk of Hurricane-Force Winds: CoreLogic
Jun 1 2023 // According to an analysis by CoreLogic, about 33 million U.S. homes with a combined reconstruction cost value of $11.6 trillion are at risk of hurricane-force winds. CoreLogic released its 2023 Hurricane Risk Report to mark...
Markets/Coverages: U.S. Cannabis-Focused MGU Opens for Business in Europe
May 31 2023 // The North American managing general underwriter CannGen Insurance Services (CannGen) has launched a European operation amid expectations that the continent’s legal cannabis market is set for substantial...
U.S. Warns China Could Hack Infrastructure, Including Pipelines, Rail Systems
May 31 2023 // The U.S. State Department has warned that China was capable of launching cyber attacks against critical infrastructure, including oil and gas pipelines and rail systems, after researchers discovered a Chinese hacking group...
Louisiana Parishes Top List of Riskiest US Housing Markets
May 30 2023 // A pair of Louisiana parishes lead CoreLogic’s ranking of riskiest U.S. housing markets based on natural-disaster probability. CoreLogic’s Climate Risk Analytics: Composite Risk Score (CRA Composite Risk Score)...
Anti-ESG Rhetoric in U.S. Prompts Urgent Talks as Insurers Quit Climate Coalition
May 24 2023 // The world’s biggest climate coalition for insurers is set to hold emergency talks after a wave of defections revealed the extent to which anti-ESG rhetoric in the US is unsettling members. Signatories of the Net Zero...
UN Says U.S. Concerns Have Led to Insurers Quitting Climate Alliance
May 24 2023 // The United Nations Environment Programme on Wednesday said “recent discussions within the United States” had been behind four insurance firms quitting a UN-convened alliance aimed at reducing carbon emissions...
U.S. P/C Industry Posts Record Q1 Underwriting Loss: S&P
May 24 2023 // An analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence found that the finger can be pointed at personal lines carriers for most of the property/casualty industry underwriting red ink during the first quarter. The U.S. P/C...
Special Report: How U.S. Doctors Buy Their Way Out of Trouble
May 24 2023 // When federal enforcers alleged in 2015 that New York surgeon Feng Qin had performed scores of medically unnecessary cardiac procedures on elderly patients, they decided not to pursue a time-consuming criminal...
U.S. Seeks Labor Rights Probe at Goodyear Tire in Mexico
May 23 2023 // U.S. labor officials on Monday said they have asked Mexico to investigate alleged worker rights abuses at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co plant in Mexico in the latest “rapid response” probe under North...
Insurers Latest Target of U.S. AGs ESG Antitrust Concerns
May 22 2023 // Insurers and reinsurers who are members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), received a letter from 23 attorneys general raising potential legal concerns that might arise from their commitment to collaborate with...
MGAs, Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises Sparked Double-Digit Growth in 2022 U.S. Premiums: AM Best
May 22 2023 // Direct premium written through the delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAE) market in the United States continued its significant growth rate in 2022, increasing by 13.8% to $67.6 billion, according to a new...
US Imposes Sanctions on Hundreds of Targets in Fresh Russia Action
May 19 2023 // The United States and its partners on Friday announced new penalties aimed at punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, intensifying what is already one of the harshest sanctions efforts ever implemented. Washington...
Staff at Top US Farm Research Center File Complaint Alleging Unsafe Work Conditions
May 19 2023 // Three employees of the largest agricultural research facility in the U.S. have filed federal whistleblower complaints alleging that the facility’s conditions are hazardous to workers and undermine their research,...
US, UK, Others Seek to Target Illicit Oil Shipping Transfers at Sea
May 18 2023 // The U.S., UK, Denmark and other countries have called for more action, including increased surveillance, over the booming practice of unregulated oil transfers at sea, as fears grow over potential pollution, according to a...
