From Ukraine to Taiwan, Satellite Firms Wrangle With Geopolitics in Space October 6, 2023 By Peter Apps If China attempts to cut Taiwan off from the world by severing more than a dozen undersea cables that connect...
People Moves: Marsh Promotes Pellegrini to US, Canada Specialty Lead; CRC Group Announces Executive Leadership Appointments October 6, 2023 Pellegrini Appointed Marsh Specialty Leader for US and Canada Broker Marsh said it promoted Michael Pellegrini to head of Marsh...
WCRI: 6% of COVID Claimants Treated for Long COVID October 6, 2023 By Jim Sams A national study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute found that 6% of workers who filed claims for COVID-19 suffered...
US Regulators Push for Recall of 52 Million Air Bag Inflators October 6, 2023 By David Shepardson U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials on Oct. 5 told a public hearing that the government should require...
Another Test Case for the Supreme Court: Who Can Sue Hotels Over Disability Access October 6, 2023 By Mark Sherman A few years back, Joseph Stramondo was a last-minute replacement as a conference speaker in Salt Lake City. He went...
Are Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Getting Too Low? Roofers, Insurer Urge Freeze October 6, 2023 By William Rabb Workers’ compensation rates have shrunk to such a low level in Florida, at least for some classifications, that they are...
People Moves: Ramos Joins Alliant as Tribal First Team SVP October 6, 2023 Eric Ramos has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., as senior vice president with Tribal First, a division...
Physician and Pharmacists Charged in Texas for $170M Fraud Scheme October 6, 2023 A 13-count indictment was unsealed today charging two pharmacists and a physician for their roles in a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud,...
Illinois’ Dover Bay Specialty Insurance Company Downgraded by AM Best October 6, 2023 AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit...
Seattle Paying Nearly $2M After Man Dies of Heart Attack at Address Wrongly on 911 Blacklist October 6, 2023 The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack...