As DEI Comes Under Legal Attack, Companies Alter Their Programs January 17, 2024 By Alexandra Olson, Haleluya Hadero and Anne D'Innocenzio Sophia Danner-Okotie’s has ambitious plans for her Nigerian-inspired clothing line but a sense of dread has punctured her optimism as...
Survey: Carrier Connectivity Top of Mind for Agents January 16, 2024 Agents continue to favor carriers and MGAs that offer automation, ranking ease of doing business and time savings at the...
OSHA Announces Penalty Increases for 2024 January 16, 2024 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it is slightly raising civil penalty amount for 2024, effective Jan. 16. The...
Commercial Property Rates Not Expected to Increase at Same Pace as 2023: USI January 16, 2024 A new USI Insurance Services report forecasts that in 2024, commercial property insurance rates “are expected to increase, but not...
Boeing Sued by Alaska Air Passengers Over 737 Max 9 Door Blowout January 16, 2024 By Madlin Mekelburg Boeing Co. was sued by passengers on an Alaska Airlines Inc. flight that was forced to make an emergency landing...
Federal Reinsurance Backstop for Catastrophes: APCIA Says No Thanks January 16, 2024 Federal lawmakers introduced a bill to create a federal natural catastrophe backstop recently, reacting to insurers’ issues with growing private...
Lawmakers Urge SEC to Fix Cybersecurity After X Account Hack January 16, 2024 U.S. lawmakers have urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review its cyber security preparedness after the financial regulator’s...
US House Votes to Repeal Labor Board Rule on Contract, Franchise Workers January 16, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to repeal a federal labor board rule set to take effect...
SEC Had a Fraught Cyber Record Long Before X Account Was Hacked January 12, 2024 By Austin Weinstein and Jamie Tarabay The hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account earlier this week is shining a light on an...
Bottled Water Contains More Plastic Particles Than Previously Thought January 12, 2024 By Coco Liu A typical one-liter (33-ounce) bottle of water contains some 240,000 plastic fragments on average, according to a new study. Many...