FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements Delayed by Judge July 3, 2024 By Madlin Mekelburg and Rachel Graf A federal judge delayed implementation of the US Federal Trade Commission’s near-total ban on noncompete agreements, the first salvo in...
State Farm Seeking Large Rate Increases in Wildfire-Prone California July 3, 2024 By Don Jergler and Chad Hemenway State Farm has applied for large rate increases in California, a year after the carrier got rate approvals of 7%...
People Moves: Everest Taps BHSI’s d’Huart as Head of France, Charon Named Head of Client Engmt, Europe; CNA Hardy Promotes Magnus as Active U/W at Lloyd’s July 3, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest in Europe and CNA Hardy. A summary of these new...
Judge Blocks Biden’s Bid to Halt LNG Export Licenses Over Climate July 3, 2024 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy A federal judge halted Joe Biden’s temporary moratorium on new licenses for exports of US liquefied natural gas, though the...
Giant Sinkhole Swallows Center of Illinois Soccer Field July 3, 2024 ALTON, Ill. (AP) — A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an...
How the Hot Water That Fueled Hurricane Beryl Foretells a Scary Storm Season July 3, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and...
West Texas Truckers Protest Low Wages, Working Conditions July 3, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune MONAHANS — Low wages and working conditions that truck drivers describe as degrading have sparked an organized labor movement in...
Houthis Escalate Red Sea Danger With Explosive Drone Attacks July 3, 2024 By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou Yemen’s Houthis are sending drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea as they intensify their attacks on merchant...
Marsh McLennan Acquires Minnesota’s AmeriStar July 3, 2024 Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, announced the acquisition of AmeriStar Agency, Inc., a Wayzata, Minnesota-based independent agency. Terms...
NY Plane Crash Kills 5 Members of Georgia Family, Including Former Insurance Analyst July 3, 2024 MASONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Five members of a family from Georgia, including a former insurance analyst, who were visiting Cooperstown,...