Global Aviation Industry Assesses Growing Risks of Doing Business With Russia February 25, 2022 By Jamie Freed and Allison Lampert The fallout to the global aviation industry from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is spreading beyond the airspace closings over the...
Demand for Travel Insurance Takes Off As More Destinations Require Coverage March 8, 2021 By Allison Lampert and Noor Zainab Hussain COVID-19 insurance policies are increasingly joining passports and sunscreen as vacation staples, creating opportunities for insurers as more countries require...
Airlines, Airports Urge UN to Accept COVID Testing Over Quarantines August 18, 2020 By Allison Lampert and Jamie Freed Airlines and airports will ask a UN-led task force meeting on Tuesday to recommend countries accept a negative COVID-19 test...
All Members of Canada’s Desjardins Hit by Data Breach: Finance Minister November 4, 2019 By Allison Lampert A June data breach that hit Canada’s Desjardins Group has affected all of the financial cooperative’s 4.2 million members, prompting...
Aviation Industry Braces for Double-Digit Premium Hikes After 737 MAX Groundings September 20, 2019 By Allison Lampert and Suzanne Barlyn The aviation industry is bracing for double-digit insurance premium hikes for the first time in about 15 years, as insurers...
Canada Should Require Stronger Rail Cars for Crude Before 2025 Deadline: Official August 27, 2018 By Allison Lampert Canada ought to require stronger tank cars for transporting flammable liquids sooner than the current deadline in 2025, Transportation Safety...
Fearing Collisions, Airlines Support Global Drone Registry April 18, 2018 By Allison Lampert and Jamie Freed Concerned by a rise in near collisions by unmanned aircraft and commercial jets, the world’s airlines back development of a...
Driving in Snow: Difficult for Humans and Driverless Cars March 22, 2018 By Allison Lampert A Canadian town known for its annual theater festival is emerging as a hub of “snowtonomous” research, as automakers face...
Real-Time Tracking to Be Required for Aircraft, After MH370 Disappearance March 8, 2016 By Allison Lampert The U.N.’s aviation agency on Monday announced new requirements for the real-time tracking of civilian aircraft in distress, following the...
Lac Megantic Train Crash Victims’ Fund to Begin Payments without CP Rail December 23, 2015 By Allison Lampert A C$460 million (US$330.46 million) settlement fund for victims of the 2013 Lac-Megantic crude-by-rail disaster will begin disbursements this week...