Environmentalists Lose Bid to Restore EPA Ban on Chlorpyrifos Pesticide July 19, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it will not ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been...
Report: California Wildfires Will Get Worse, Blame Climate Change July 18, 2019 By Don Jergler Hot, dry weather in California has resulted in a dramatic increase in wildfires. It will get worse – and you...
Specialty Insurer ProSight Hopes to Raise $140 Million with IPO July 18, 2019 ProSight Global Inc. announced its IPO terms, which include expectations of raising at least $140 million. The specialty insurer said...
No Workers’ Compensation Loss History? No Problem, Says Valen Analytics July 18, 2019 Workers’ compensation carriers can now accurately score a policy even where there is no loss history on the account, according...
Cellphones Still a Flight Danger on Some Boeing Jets July 18, 2019 By Anita Sharpe U.S. government officials in 2014 revealed an alarming safety issue: Passenger mobile phones and other types of radio signals could...
Charles Schwab Eyes Purchase of USAA Wealth Management, Brokerage Units: WSJ July 18, 2019 Charles Schwab Corp. is in talks to buy brokerage and wealth-management operations from USAA for about $2 billion, the Wall...
Government Data Shows How Opioid Epidemic Spread Across America July 18, 2019 By Mark Gillispie Newly released federal data shows how drugmakers and distributors increased shipments of opioid painkillers across the U.S. as the nation’s...
Boeing Creates $50M Crash Victims’ Fund; Hires Feinberg to Oversee July 18, 2019 By David Shepardson Boeing Co. said on Wednesday it will dedicate half of a $100 million fund it created after two crashes of...
FAA Hit for New Delay in Remote Drone Tracking Program July 18, 2019 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration has again delayed plans to propose new rules requiring the remote identification of drones, according to...
Senators’ Flood Insurance Measure Includes Premium Cap, Mitigation, Claims Reforms July 17, 2019 A bipartisan group of U.S. senators from coastal states — including three running for president– unveiled a comprehensive flood insurance...