Liberty Mutual to Eliminate 250 Positions February 2, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Liberty Mutual has confirmed it is eliminating about 250 positions, or 0.5% of its global workforce, as it continues implementing...
Europe’s Toughest ESG Rule Hits Wall of German Objections February 2, 2024 By John Ainger and Frances Schwartzkopff The European Union’s most stringent ESG rule to date may be scuppered due to eleventh-hour German opposition to the plan....
Tobacco Giants’ Patent Settlement Clears Path for Smokeless Products February 2, 2024 By Andy Hoffman Tobacco giants Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco Plc settled a series of patent suits that clears a...
Norway’s Most Powerful Storm in Over 30 Years Rips Roofs Off Houses, Cuts Power February 2, 2024 By Jan M. Olsen Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights and cut power...
Crash Tests Indicate Nation’s Guardrail System Can’t Handle Heavy Electric Vehicles February 2, 2024 By Margery A. Beck Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed...
Small Plane Crashes into Mobile Home Park Near Tampa, Killing 3 February 2, 2024 A small plane crashed into a Clearwater, Florida, mobile home park Thursday night, killing the pilot and two people on...
Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame Opens Nominations for Class of 2024 February 2, 2024 The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame (AIHF) has opened nominations for its Class of 2024 inductees. Nominations opened February 1...
French Farmers Head Home but Anger Spreads Elsewhere in Europe February 2, 2024 By Charlotte Van Campenhout Protesting farmers demanding just prices and less red tape blocked the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday, whilst...
Texas Man Convicted of Arson in Historic Courthouse Fire February 2, 2024 A Texas man was found guilty this week of starting fires at the historic Mason County Courthouse and an occupied...
NHTSA Upgrades Probe Into Tesla Power Steering Loss February 2, 2024 By David Shepardson U.S. safety regulators have upgraded their probe into Tesla TSLA.O vehicles over power steering loss to an engineering analysis –...