Houthi Attacks Awaken Somali Piracy on Ships Avoiding Red Sea January 26, 2024 Piracy off Somalia’s coast has increased since maritime security was disrupted by Houthi militants’ attacks on ships in the Red...
Colombia Declares National Disaster as Wildfires Spread Through Parched Forests January 26, 2024 Colombia declared a national disaster as wildfires spread through drought-hit forests and filled the capital, Bogota, with smoke. Environmental authorities...
AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Iowa’s Pharmacists Mutual January 26, 2024 AM Best announced it has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer...
OSHA: Ohio Food Warehouse Exposed Workers to Ergonomic Hazards January 26, 2024 Federal inspectors examining injury and illness records at a Fairfield food services warehouse found workers suffered severe injuries at nearly...
Several Ukrainian State-Run Bodies Report ‘Large-Scale’ Cyber Attacks January 26, 2024 Several major Ukrainian state organizations on Thursday reported cyber attacks on their systems, in the latest wave that a source...
Brazil Orders Vale, BHP and Samarco to Pay $9.7B in Damages for 2015 Dam Disaster January 26, 2024 By Mariana Durao A Brazilian federal judge ruled that miners Vale and BHP and their joint venture Samarco must pay 47.6 billion reais...
NCCI President and CEO Donnell to Retire Early Next Year January 26, 2024 The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) said President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Donnell plans to retire in February...
People Moves: XPT Hires Binding and Brokerage Team; Integris Promotes Cronin January 26, 2024 XPT Specialty Names Binding and Brokerage Team XPT Specialty, headquartered in New York, N.Y., hired a production and underwriting team...
California County Paying $5M Settlement Over Arrest of Election Company Founder January 26, 2024 Los Angeles County agreed to pay $5 million to the founder and CEO of a software company who was briefly...
People Moves: Former California Earthquake Authority CEO Pomeroy Joins GeoVera January 26, 2024 Glenn Pomeroy, former CEO of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), joined GeoVera as executive vice president of marketing and regulatory...