New West Virginia Governor Axes DEI and Enacts Vaccine Exemptions on Day One January 16, 2025 By Leah Willingham CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first full day...
Fire-Ravaged LA to See Respite But Danger ‘Not Yet Passed’ January 16, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Laura Curtis and Lauren Rosenthal The dry, dangerous winds that have kept fire-scarred Los Angeles on edge for days are finally forecast to end —...
Family of Alabama Man Killed by Police Will Get $750,000 Settlement January 16, 2025 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama city will pay $750,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit against a police...
Maine Town’s Plan to Remove Two Dams Includes Marina Insurance Measure January 16, 2025 By EMMETT GARTNER/The Maine Monitor The Yarmouth town council voted unanimously this month to remove two town-owned dams on the Royal River and consider fish...
Too High? Too Low? BMS Analyzes Early Wildfire Insured Loss Estimates January 16, 2025 By Susanne Sclafane Industry analysts’ early estimates of insurance industry losses for the January 2025 California wildfires have already grown from $8 billion...
Bayer Faces Billions in Payouts for Decades-Old Toxic Mess January 16, 2025 By Jef Feeley Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit stopped making toxic PCBs a half century ago, but the legal fallout lingers even as many...
People Moves: Lloyd’s Names AIG Veteran Baugh as Council Member; White Bear Managers Taps Former Castel Bloodstock Underwriters Woodward and Long January 16, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s and White Bear Group. Details of these new hires follows...
Lloyd’s Syndicate AEGIS London Launches Portfolio Solutions Division January 16, 2025 Lloyd’s syndicate AEGIS London announced the creation of a new Portfolio Solutions division that will focus on following third-party underwriting...
Extreme Ocean Heat Breaks Records in 2024, Creating 2 Mysteries to Solve January 16, 2025 By Annalisa Bracco, Georgia Institute of Technology This past year, 2024, was the warmest ever measured for the global ocean, following a record-breaking 2023. In fact, every...
Family Seeks Record $2.6 Billion After Fatal Helicopter Crash January 16, 2025 By James Robson, AP Soccer Writer The family of former Leicester soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has filed the largest fatal accident claim in English history...