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Southwest Cancels Thousands More Flights; U.S. Government Vows Scrutiny
Dec 28 2022 // Southwest Airlines Co. on Dec. 27 came under fire from the U.S. government after the low-cost carrier kept canceling flights due to harsh winter weather that grounded planes and disrupted holiday travel. U.S. airlines have...
U.S. FDA Weighs Regulating Cannabis Compound CBD in Food, Supplements
Dec 28 2022 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to make recommendations on how to regulate the use of popular cannabis compound CBD in food and supplements, the Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 27, citing agency...
U.S. Judge Bars 3M From Shifting Earplug Liability to Bankrupt Unit
Dec 27 2022 // A U.S. judge on Thursday [Dec. 22] barred 3M Co. from trying to avoid liability for injuries current and former U.S. military members sustained from its allegedly defective earplugs by shifting blame to a subsidiary. U.S....
Government Funding Bill to Bolster U.S. Antitrust Regulators
Dec 27 2022 // A $1.7 trillion government funding bill approved by the U.S. Senate Thursday will bolster U.S. regulators and make it easier for states to bring antitrust lawsuits. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has a number of...
ACORD Study Highlights Drivers of High Performance Among Top U.S. Insurers
Dec 22 2022 // ACORD recently conducted the U.S. Value Creators Study focused on the 100 largest property/casualty insurance groups in the U.S., representing nearly 90% of premiums written and almost 100% of the industry’s market...
Winter Storm Rattling Busy US Travel Season With Cold and Snow
Dec 20 2022 // A massive winter storm is winding across the central US, threatening to disrupt air traffic during the busy holiday season, rake Chicago with a blizzard and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas and the Gulf of...
Kuczinski to Retire as CEO of Munich Re US P&C Companies
Dec 15 2022 // Munich Reinsurance America Inc. announced the retirement of Anthony J. Kuczinski as chief executive officer of Munich Re US P&C Companies and of Munich Re US Holding Inc., effective Dec. 31, 2022, with an agreed change...
Subaru Recalls 271,000 U.S. Vehicles, Urges Drivers to Park Outside
Dec 13 2022 // Subaru on Tuesday said it was recalling 271,000 2019 through 2022 model year Ascent sport utility vehicles due to increased fire risk and urged owners to park their vehicles outside until repairs are completed. The...
U.S. Commercial Lines Prices Up 5% in Q3: WTW
Dec 13 2022 // With the exception of directors & officers liability and workers compensation, nearly all lines of business in the U.S. continued to see rate increases in the third quarter of 2022, according to WTW’s Commercial...
FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas at Behest of U.S. Prosecutors
Dec 13 2022 // FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas at the behest of U.S. prosecutors on Monday, the day before he was due to testify before Congress about the abrupt failure last month of one of the world’s...
U.S. Opioid Crackdown Hits Some Patients’ Access to Psychiatric Drugs
Dec 12 2022 // A crackdown by U.S. drug wholesalers in response to the opioid crisis is preventing some pharmacists from dispensing a combination of stimulants and sedatives routinely prescribed by psychiatrists to help patients manage...
North Carolina Attack Shows Fragility of U.S. Power Grids, Experts Say
Dec 7 2022 // The attacks that left two electrical substations in North Carolina riddled with gunfire and knocked out power to 45,000 homes and businesses underscores the fragility of US grids, experts said Monday. The FBI is...
FloodFlash Eyes Parametric Splash in U.S.
Dec 6 2022 // Parametric flood insurance is still in its infancy in the United States, but one index-based insurer is preparing to make a splash in five states in early 2023. FloodFlash is set to begin offering parametric coverage for...
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Anti-Gay Marriage Web Designer
Dec 5 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday began hearing arguments in a major case pitting LGBT rights against a claim that the constitutional right to free speech exempts artists from anti-discrimination laws in a dispute involving...
Q3 Combined Ratio for U.S. P/C Industry Highest in 5 Years
Dec 5 2022 // The U.S. property/casualty industry posted a combined ratio of about 106.6 in the third quarter — the highest in five years, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. “In addition to the...
Reckitt Expects U.S. Infant Formula Shortage Until Spring
Dec 2 2022 // The near year-long infant formula shortage in the United States that prompted the intervention of the White House is likely to “persist” until spring, according to Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of what is now...
NASA: U.S. Coastlines Could Experience a Foot of Sea Level Rise Within 30 Years
Dec 1 2022 // Sea levels along U.S. coastlines could rise as much as 12 inches above today’s waterline by 2050, according to NASA researchers. The results from the NASA Sea Level Change Team rely on measurements from a network of...
Wejo, Ford Team Up to Expand Insurance Offerings in U.S.
Nov 30 2022 // Wejo Group announced a U.S. expansion of its insurance offering with Ford Motor Company. The cloud and software solutions provider for connected, electric, and autonomous vehicle data said insurance providers will be able...
U.S. E&S Premiums Continue Growth in 2022: S&P
Nov 30 2022 // According to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence, the U.S. excess and surplus market continued to grow in 2022, surging $37.6 billion in premiums during the first six months. Direct written premiums in the...
Albertsons, Kroger CEOs to Defend $25B Merger to Skeptical U.S. Senators
Nov 29 2022 // Top executives at Kroger Co. and Albertsons Companies Inc. are expected to face tough questions on Tuesday from lawmakers who worry the grocers’ planned $25 billion merger will push up food prices at a time when...
