Extreme Winds in Ontario Knock Down Trees, Power Lines, Cutting Electricity for 80,000 December 13, 2021 By Robert Tuttle More than 80,000 customers in Canada’s most populous province remain without electricity after extreme winds swept through several Ontario cities...
China’s Alibaba Fires Woman Who Accused Boss of Sexual Assault in #MeToo Setback December 13, 2021 By Bloomberg News Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has fired a woman who accused a manager of sexual assault, a surprise move that came...
Supreme Court Turns Away J&J’s Bid to Avoid State’s Talc Warning Lawsuit December 13, 2021 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Johnson & Johnson to throw out a lawsuit...
IICF Northeast Benefit Event Raises Nearly $1.3M to Support Non-Profits December 13, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) raised nearly $1.3 million at its 15th Anniversary Northeast Division Benefit Event on December...
Supreme Court Seeks Biden Administration View on Bayer Weedkiller Appeal December 13, 2021 By Lawrence Hurley and Ludwig Burger The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden’s administration for its views on whether the justices should hear...
Hub Acquires Assets of Basi Insurance Services in California December 13, 2021 Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Basi Insurance Services Inc. in California Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Insurtech Coalition Forms Captive Insurer to Enhance Cyber Insurance Capacity December 13, 2021 Managing general insurance agency and cyber security company Coalition has launched a captive insurer to begin taking risk on its...
From Wildfires to Floods, Climate Change Worsens Extreme Weather Across Globe December 13, 2021 By Lisa Shumaker and Andrea Januta Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with drought,...
Ryan Specialty Group to Acquire Pennsylvania’s Keystone Risk Partners December 13, 2021 Ryan Specialty Group, an international specialty insurance firm, has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of Keystone Risk Partners...
Maryland’s Oriole Park to Test Artificial Intelligence Security Product December 13, 2021 Oriole Park at Camden Yards will test a new security technology during the upcoming baseball season that uses 3D imaging...