Republicans Have a New Enemy No. 1: ESG Investing May 20, 2022 By Jeff Green and Saijel Kishan Heading into the hotly contested midterm elections, the American political right has a new rallying cry: Down with ESG. Conservatives...
Insurers Too Late for Subrogation in Auto Parts Price-Fixing Case, Court Rules May 20, 2022 By Jim Sams Insurers waited too long to intervene in anti-trust litigation that brought settlements requiring dozens of auto parts manufacturers to pay...
Chiropractic Care Linked to Lower Injured Workers’ Costs, Faster Return to Work May 20, 2022 Chiropractors are involved in only a small fraction of workers’ compensation claims for low back pain in states where insurers...
Livestream Tech Firms Learn Hard Lessons from Violent Videos Tied to Mass Killings May 20, 2022 By Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer, Haleluya Hadero and Barbara Ortutay These days, mass shooters like the one now held in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket attack don’t stop with planning...
Texas AG Lawsuit Claims Google ‘Private Browsing’ Mode Not Really Private May 20, 2022 By David Shepardson The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing”...
People Moves: NFP Names New Exec Team in Canada; Acrisure Re Hires WTW’s Ainsby to Lead New Asia Fac Unit; Howden Sweden Taps WTW’s Gustafsson as CEO May 20, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at three brokers: NFP, Acrisure Re and Howden Sweden. A summary of...
Japan Approves Plan to Release Wastewater From Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant May 20, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to...
Financial Risks of Climate Change Are Exaggerated: Senior HSBC Banker May 20, 2022 By Lawrence White, Sinead Cruise and Simon Jessop Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the financial risks of climate change, a senior HSBC banker in...
Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year, Mostly in Poorer Nations May 20, 2022 By Eric Roston Premature deaths from common pollution sources have risen by two-thirds globally since 2000, a dark consequence of the economic development...
Charges of Violence, Bullying Follow Mass Employee Exodus at Calgary Oil Firm May 20, 2022 By Robert Tuttle, Sheela Tobben and Geoffrey Morgan When two-thirds of the brokers at a prominent Calgary oil firm quit without explanation around the Easter weekend, the exodus...