Shipping Firms in Crosshairs as Investors, Insurers Shun Coal November 12, 2021 By Jonathan Saul Shipping companies that transport the world’s coal are in the crosshairs of some financial backers who are cleaning up their...
Astroworld Festival Death Tolls Rises to 9 November 12, 2021 By Juan A. Lozano A Texas A&M University student critically injured in the Astroworld music festival has died, making her the ninth person to...
Judge Approves $625 Million Settlement in Flint, Michigan Water Litigation November 12, 2021 By Ed White A judge approved a $626 million deal to settle lawsuits filed by Flint residents who found their tap water contaminated...
Insurers for High Crime Areas on Notice after Georgia Court Affirms $43M Verdict November 12, 2021 By William Rabb A Georgia appeals court has upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the CVS Pharmacy chain, ruling that the...
Risky Business: Climate Change Turns Up Heat on Insurers, Policyholders November 12, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Tony and Jhan Dunn never thought they would leave California, where they grew up, built a life together and planned...
Pork Plants Allowed to Operate Faster in Trial Program November 12, 2021 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday that nine pork plants can apply to operate faster processing-line speeds under...
Westfield Insurance to Buy Argo’s U.S. Specialty Property Renewal Rights November 12, 2021 Specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings has agreed to sell the renewal rights of its U.S. specialty property business to...
A Look at Military Veterans’ Earnings, Employment After Active-Duty Service November 11, 2021 New research from RAND Corp. finds that after leaving the service, many veterans earn less money than they did while...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on California’s New CBD Law November 10, 2021 By Don Jergler When California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 45 into law in early October, there was a lot of excitement...
Report: Wildfires Have California in ‘Heightened State of Alert’ November 10, 2021 By Don Jergler California, which has seen its eight largest recorded wildfires since 2017, is in a “heightened state of alert,” according to...