AIR Worldwide Estimates Insured Losses for Hurricane Ida Could Be Up to $25 Billion September 3, 2021 Insurance industry insured losses to onshore property resulting from Hurricane Ida’s winds and storm surge will range from $17 billion...
Amazon’s Solution to Delivery Driver Shortage: Recruit Pot Smokers September 3, 2021 By Spencer Soper Amazon.com Inc. has a solution for a potentially crippling shortage of delivery drivers: Recruit pot smokers. The company is advising...
Traffic Deaths Up 10.5% in First Three Months of 2021 September 2, 2021 By David Shepardson New data shows a sustained increase in U.S. traffic deaths that regulators ascribe to impaired driving, speeding, a failure to...
Newly-Public Ryan Specialty Group Reports Strong Q2 Results September 2, 2021 Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc., which completed its initial public offering on July 26, announced results for the second quarter...
SEC Sues Founder of Closed BitConnect Exchange Alleging $2B Fraud Scheme September 2, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday sued the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform BitConnect over his alleged...
Ida’s Inland Path May Reveal Hidden Risk, Test Mapping Methods of Hurricane Floods September 2, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan and Leslie Kaufman With remnants of Ida delivering downpours and fierce winds from North Carolina to New Jersey, U.S. government methods for assessing...
Safety Regulator Reports 12th Tesla Autopilot Car Crash Involving Emergency Vehicle September 2, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators on Wednesday said they had identified a 12th crash involving Tesla Inc. vehicles using advanced driver...
Judge Will Approve Purdue Bankruptcy Plan, Freeing Sacklers From Future Liability Suits September 2, 2021 By Tom Hals and Mike Spector A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he would approve OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy reorganization plan, clearing a path...
Society of Actuaries Launches Research Arm September 1, 2021 The Society of Actuaries has launched a research division that promises to develop and fund research that “elevates actuaries as...
States’ Contact Tracing Struggling to Keep Up With Latest Surge in COVID Cases September 1, 2021 By Michelle L. Price Health investigators across the U.S. are finding it nearly impossible to keep up with the deluge of new COVID-19 infections...