Steelworkers Union Sues to Reverse EPA Weakening of Chemical Plant Rules January 10, 2020 By Sebastien Malo The United Steelworkers sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal court on Thursday in a bid to reverse its...
New York Governor Lays out Aggressive Climate Change Plan January 9, 2020 By Don Jergler New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing an aggressive climate change-fighting campaign for his state that includes a $3-billion bond...
Veteran Aon Executive Fitzgerald Joins QBE North America Specialty & Commercial January 9, 2020 A long-time Aon executive is signing on with QBE North America as its new president of Specialty & Commercial. Tom...
Hundreds Left Homeless, Thousands Without Power from Puerto Rico Earthquake January 9, 2020 By Danica Coto Cars, cots and plastic chairs became temporary beds for hundreds of families who lost their homes in southwest Puerto Rico...
Trump Wants to Speed Infrastructure Projects by Dropping Climate Impact Assessment January 9, 2020 By Valerie Volcovici The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a plan to speed permitting for major infrastructure projects like oil pipelines, including by...
How Big Tech Hopes to Turn Cars into Connected Revenue Machines January 9, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee and Stephen Nellis Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to...
Parametric Insurance Fills Gaps Where Traditional Insurance Falls Short January 9, 2020 By Daniel Brettler and Timothy Gosnear Although parametric solutions have been generally available since the late 1990s, they have more recently found their way into corporate...
U.S. Had 14 Weather Disasters of $1 Billion or More in 2019 January 9, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.S. had 14 weather disasters costing $1 billion or more last year, with Midwest flooding accounting for almost half...
U.S. Study Questions Baby Powder Link to Ovarian Cancer January 9, 2020 By Robert Langreth and Jef Feeley A study of more than 250,000 women found that those who used talc or other personal-hygiene powders weren’t significantly more...
Ex-Lexington Insurance Exec Heads New National Specialty Broker One80 January 8, 2020 One80 Intermediaries, a national wholesale insurance broker and program manager headquartered in Boston and built through acquisitions, officially launched Tuesday,...