U.S. Hurricane Ida, Haiti Quake, Multiple Major Wildfires Among August’s Disasters: Aon September 13, 2021 Hurricane Ida will likely become one of the costliest U.S. mainland hurricanes on record both on a nominal and inflation-adjusted...
Wells Fargo Fined $250M for ‘Unacceptable’ Failure to Honor 2018 Consent Order September 13, 2021 By Pete Schroeder A top U.S. banking regulator fined Wells Fargo $250 million and placed new restrictions on the bank’s business after finding...
9/11 Remembered: 20 Years Later, the Pain Still Lingers September 10, 2021 By Larry Goanos For a few long minutes on the morning of September 11, 2001, I believed I might die. I remember thinking,...
Voices of 9/11 Survivors 20 Years After the Tragedy: ‘It Never Goes Away’ September 10, 2021 By Jennifer Peltz ‘I WAS A WALKING ZOMBIE’ Desiree Bouchat pauses by one of the inscribed names on the 9/11 memorial: James Patrick...
Offshore Energy Firms Warned of Insurance Limits for Ida Losses September 10, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain Offshore energy firms are likely to face greater financial losses from Hurricane Ida than from previous storms in the Gulf...
Biden Calls for COVID Vaccine Mandate or Test for Two-Thirds of U.S. Workers September 9, 2021 By Ahmed Aboulenein, Jeff Mason and David Shepardson President Joe Biden on Thursday said he will require all federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the U.S....
Zurich and Swiss Re Leaning Even Greener, While Gen Zers Covet Climate Jobs September 9, 2021 By Don Jergler Zurich is deepening emissions cuts and adding green options for customers. Zurich Insurance Group announced this week it is “taking...
Teen Drivers Might Benefit Most From Assisted Driving Technology: IIHS September 9, 2021 By IIHS Crash avoidance features and teen-specific vehicle technologies have the potential to prevent or mitigate up to three-quarters of fatal crashes...
Biden Administration Unveils Steps to Lower Drug Prices September 9, 2021 By Susan Heavey, Carl O'Donnell and Ahmed Aboulenein President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday unveiled its promised initiative aimed at cutting drug prices, saying it will test new...
Cognizant Expects Insurers to Cover Bulk of $95M Settlement with Shareholders September 9, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has reached a $95 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit accusing the information technology services company...