Coal Firms Owned by Family of WV Governor Sued Over Unpaid Penalties June 2, 2023 Thirteen coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are being sued over unpaid penalties for...
3M, DuPont to Pay $100 Million to End Georgia Lawsuit Over Polluted Drinking Water June 2, 2023 By Jef Feeley and David Voreacos 3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more...
Chemical Makers to Set Aside $1.19B to Settle PFAS-Related Claims in U.S. June 2, 2023 By Clark Mindock Chemours Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc and Corteva Inc. on Friday said they had reached an agreement in principle to...
Former Hiscox CEO Masojada Named Chair of SiriusPoint June 2, 2023 SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced the appointment of Bronek Masojada as chair of the company’s Board...
Kansas Insurance Commissioner: No Workers’ Comp Fund Assessment for FY 2024 June 2, 2023 Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced there will not be a Workers Compensation Fund assessment this year. Carriers, pools, and...
Amputation Frees Woman From Collapsed Iowa Building June 2, 2023 By Trisha Ahmed, Erin Hooley and Scott McFetridge DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – One moment Lexus Berry and her wife were rushing toward the door of their fourth-floor apartment,...
Former Arizona County Official Who Said Election Deniers Made Work ‘Toxic’ Gets $130K June 2, 2023 A former elections official for a rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced election conspiracy theories has received a $130,000...
Reinsurers Maintain Their ‘Heightened Risk Aversion’ During June 1 Renewals: Report June 2, 2023 Reinsurance rates continued to harden during the June 1 renewals, with risk-adjusted property-catastrophe pricing up 33% on average, according to...
Judge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against PG&E Energy in Fatal California Wildfire June 2, 2023 A California judge dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric in connection to a 2020 fatal wildfire sparked by...
Billionaire SPAC Kings Dragged to Court After Boom Goes Bust June 2, 2023 By Bailey Lipschultz The unwinding of the blank-check stock frenzy, one of the hottest pandemic-era trends on Wall Street, is playing out its...