Becton Dickinson Hernia-Mesh Settlements Will Exceed $1 Billion October 4, 2024 By Jef Feeley Becton Dickinson & Co. will pay more than $1 billion to resolve more than 38,000 lawsuits alleging medical patients suffered...
US Dockworkers Suspend Three-Day Strike After Contract Extension October 4, 2024 By Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove US dockworkers agreed to end a three-day strike that had paralyzed trade on the US East and Gulf coasts and...
FEMA Doesn’t Have Enough Funding to Last Through Hurricane Season, Mayorkas Warns October 4, 2024 By Kevin Freking and Colleen Long The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the...
The Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer: Leading AI Innovation and Risk Management October 4, 2024 By John Farley Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a new technology with the potential to completely reshape business practices and create...
AccuWeather Increases Estimate of Helene’s Economic Loss to $225B-$250B October 4, 2024 AccuWeather has increased its estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Helene in the U.S. to between...
Nowhere in America Is Safe From Climate-Fueled Storms and Fires October 4, 2024 By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan Forecasters had warned for days that Hurricane Helene was likely to cause widespread devastation. But when the powerful storm struck...
People Moves: Gillard Named President of AM Best Rating Services, Succeeding Mosher October 3, 2024 AM Best, headquartered in Oldwick, New Jersey, named James A. Gillard Jr. as president of A.M. Best Rating Services, Inc.,...
American Dams Weren’t Built for Today’s Climate-Charged Rain and Floods October 3, 2024 By Kendra Pierre-Louis and Leslie Kaufman As flooding hammered Appalachia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, residents became intimately familiar with a new norm in the...
Biden Says Prolonged Port Strike Would Be ‘Man-Made Disaster’ October 3, 2024 By Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove President Joe Biden ratcheted up pressure on US port employers and shipping lines to restart talks with striking dock workers,...
Hybrid Jeep Owners Should Park Outside Pending Recall Fix, NHTSA Says October 3, 2024 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said owners of 154,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid electric SUVs should park outside and...