Unseasonal Winter Heat Across Australia Raises Wildfire Risks August 22, 2024 By Ben Sharples Australia is facing elevated wildfire risks months ahead of the summer fire season, as an unusually warm winter scorches parts...
Swiss Re First-Half Profit Beats Estimates on Lower Catastrophe Claims August 22, 2024 By Myriam Balezou Swiss Re AG’s first-half net income beat estimates, as the re-insurer avoided higher claims from natural catastrophes that have impacted...
Yacht Insurer OMAC Is Hull Carrier for Yacht Sunk Off Sicily, Sources Say August 22, 2024 By Noor Zainab Hussain Yacht insurance provider OMAC is the carrier on the hull for the Bayesian, a 56-meter-long (184-ft) sailboat, that was hit...
WV Governor Scrambles to Halt Foreclosure of His Greenbrier Hotel August 22, 2024 By Leah Willingham CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, deep in the middle of a U.S. Senate race, is also...
Disney Drops Bid to Toss Allergy Suit Because Plaintiff Signed Disney+ Arbitration August 22, 2024 By Philip Marcelo NEW YORK (AP) — Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the...
Titan Aerospace Acquires Plimsoll Specialty, Boosting Aviation Insurance Range August 22, 2024 Atlanta-based Titan Aerospace Insurance, one of the larger aviation insurance brokers, has acquired Plimsoll Specialty Markets, a boutique aviation and...
Maine Can Forbid Discrimination by Religious Schools Taking State Money August 22, 2024 By David Sharp Maine didn’t violate the U.S. constitutional rights of religious schools by requiring them to abide by the state’s antidiscrimination law...
RAND Study Eyes Impact of Legal System Abuse and Social Inflation August 22, 2024 A study from RAND found that rising litigation rates, trial awards and claim severity are consistent with the expected effects...
Big Tech Wants AI to Be Regulated. Why Do They Oppose a California AI Bill? August 22, 2024 By Greg Bensinger California legislators are set to vote on a bill as soon as this week that would broadly regulate how artificial...
Musk’s Ban on Remote Work at X Beats Disability Bias Claim for Now August 22, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing social media platform X of forcing out workers with...