Agriculture Department Readying Waivers to Address Pork Plants’ Processing Speed October 8, 2021 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a proposal for a waiver system for hog plants forced by a...
What’s New in Agency E&O? Participate in This Year’s Survey Today October 8, 2021 Insurance Journal invites buyers of agency errors and omissions insurance to participate in this year’s Agency Errors & Omissions Survey....
Insurers Could Owe $80M to Investors Suing Over 2016 Willis Merger With Towers Watson October 8, 2021 By Jim Sams Seven insurers that shared the risk for directors and officers policies sold to Towers Watson may have to pay up...
Report: A Fifth of U.S. Insurance Company Board Members Have Worked in Fossil Fuel Industry October 7, 2021 By Don Jergler A report out Thursday from a climate change advocacy group alleges that more than one-fifth of U.S. insurance company board...
Risk Scores for Underwriters, Brokers Reveal Companies’ Likelihood of Being Sued October 7, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Last week, Praedicat, a liability risk analytics company, announced that it launched a new Company Risk Score designed to simplify...
Health Workers On Front Lines Once Saluted as Heroes Now Face Hostility October 7, 2021 By Grant Schulte and Heather Hollingsworth More than a year after U.S. health care workers on the front lines against COVID-19 were saluted as heroes with...
Corps of Engineers Partners With Mother Nature in Flood Control Initiatives October 7, 2021 By Travis Loller The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But...
U.S. to Require Cyber Disclosure, Security Plans From ‘High Risk’ Air, Rail Companies October 7, 2021 By Christopher Bing The Transportation Security Administration will introduce regulations that compel the most important U.S. railroad and airport operators to improve their...
Why Tesla Could Face Tough Road If It Tries to Slash $137M Racial Bias Verdict October 7, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner Tesla Inc. will likely seek to slash a $137 million jury award for a Black worker who accused the automaker...
U.S. Approves Fire Retardant That Could Be ‘Game-Changer’ in Fighting Wildfires October 7, 2021 By Keith Ridler U.S. officials on this week approved a long-lasting fire retardant that could significantly aid in fighting increasingly destructive wildfires by...