Climate-Fueled Disasters Spur UN Plan to Fund Weather Forecasting in Vulnerable Nations November 4, 2021 By Andrea Januta and Kanupriya Kapoor GLASGOW – As climate change triggers deadly heatwaves, droughts and floods, three U.N. agencies on Wednesday rolled out funding plans...
Coal in Crosshairs as UN Climate Summit Brings Raft of Clean Energy Pledges November 4, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop GLASGOW – Government representatives at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Thursday will turn their focus to tackling the...
Worker’s Death at Nebraska Manufacturing Plant Under Investigation November 4, 2021 Officials are investigating the death of a worker injured in a crane accident at a Norfolk, Nebraska manufacturing plant over...
Canada Employers Shed Unvaccinated Workers With Legal Challenges Expected November 4, 2021 By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canadian employers are firing or putting on unpaid leave thousands of workers who refused to get COVID-19 shots,...
31 October Tornadoes Breaks Oklahoma Monthly Record November 4, 2021 A total of 31 tornadoes last month was a record-high for October in Oklahoma dating to 1950, according to the...
Chicago Blackhawks Hold Settlement Talks With Former Player’s Attorney November 4, 2021 By Jay Cohen The Chicago Blackhawks held settlement talks Tuesday, Nov. 2 with an attorney for a former player who is suing the...
Insurance Regulators: Mitigation, Solvency Are Keys to Surviving Climate Change November 4, 2021 By William Rabb The United States will not be able to insure its way out of coming climate disasters, but must focus on...
Oregon Court Distills the Science of Cannabis to Find Insurance for a CBD Claim November 4, 2021 By Jodi Green Although the 2018 Farm Bill carved out hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, few court rulings have addressed the...
People Moves: Willis Towers Watson Names Shay Head of Risk & Broking for West; Dietzler Becomes Washington’s Chief Deputy Commissioner November 4, 2021 Willis Towers Watson appointed Chuck Shay head of risk & broking for the Western region of North America. Shay has...
Marsh McLennan Acquires Texas-Based Southwest Truck Insurance Agency November 3, 2021 Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Southwest Truck Insurance Agency, Inc., an independent agency in Irving,...