Texas Drought Decimates Cotton Production September 2, 2022 By Jayme Lozano Cotton production has been decimated by drought and extreme heat this year, costing Texas High Plains farmers and other agricultural...
Baggage Handler at New Orleans’ Airport Killed in Accident September 2, 2022 A 26-year-old worker at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was killed after an accident while unloading baggage from a...
Veterans Seeking Earplug Damages Sue to Block 3M Healthcare Spinoff September 2, 2022 By Brendan Pierson Two U.S. military veterans on Thursday sued 3M Co. to block its planned spinoff of its healthcare business, which they...
S. Korea Braces for Strongest Typhoon in Nation’s History With Major Damage Expected September 2, 2022 By Heesu Lee South Korea is bracing for the strongest storm in the nation’s history with Super Typhoon Hinnamnor forecast to hammer its...
Sompo International Sells Run-off Business at Lloyd’s to Legacy Specialist RiverStone September 2, 2022 Sompo International, the Bermuda-based provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, announced the sale of its Endurance at...
People Moves: Sompo Int’l Taps Zurich’s Brand as President, Continental Europe; HDI Global Specialty Promotes Candi in Italy Branch; DUAL APAC Promotes 2 Execs September 2, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Sompo International, HDI Global Specialty, and DUAL Asia Pacific. A summary...
New York Launches $6.5M Fund for ‘Clean Tech’ Insurance Products; Seeks Program Manager September 2, 2022 New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $6.5 million program to support Insurance Innovation for climate-technologies, a new program focused...
South Carolina Burger Kings Fined, Agree to Changes Over Child Labor Violations September 2, 2022 The owner of nine Burger King franchises in South Carolina has agreed to improve working conditions for minors employed at...
OSHA Says Wells Fargo Owes Former Exec $22M for Improper Firing September 2, 2022 A former Wells Fargo executive is due $22 million after an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...
Brazilian Reinsurer IRB Raises $228.9M in Share Offering September 2, 2022 Brazilian reinsurer IRB Brasil Resseguros SA confirmed late on Thursday it had raised 1.2 billion reais ($228.9 million) in a...