Russia’s Nord Stream Pipeline 99% Complete, but Insurance Needed Before Gas Flows August 20, 2021 By Dina Khrennikova, Olga Tanas and Elena Mazneva A controversial Russian pipeline to Europe can deliver its first batches of natural gas to Germany this year, according to...
Tech Giants Are ‘Too Big to Fail’ Because They Host Insurers, Banks on Cloud Platforms August 20, 2021 By Iain Withers and Huw Jones More than a decade on from the financial crisis, regulators are spooked once again that some companies at the heart...
People Moves: CSRisks Promotes Sedliak; Pinnacle Adds Linton in Tennessee August 20, 2021 CSRisks Capitol Special Risks, a division of Specialty Program Group, LLC, announced that Amanda Sedliak will succeed Dorothea Westin as...
Fourth Person Charged over Failed South Carolina Nuclear Plant Project August 20, 2021 A fourth business executive faces criminal charges stemming from a federal investigation into a failed multibillion-dollar project to build two...
Mining Giants Face Reckoning About Sexual Harassment as BHP Fires 48 Workers August 20, 2021 By James Thornhill Women still face a threat to their safety at remote mine sites across the globe. It’s a challenge the industry...
New University of Iowa Utilities Contractor Fined After Worker’s Fall August 20, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley A contractor that recently took over management of the University of Iowa utility system has been cited for safety violations...
Louisiana’s Orleans Parish to Pay $2M to Exonerated Man in Settlement August 20, 2021 By Janet McConnaughey Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent 23 years in prison before...
Kansas City Police to Pay $200K in Settlement With Demonstrator August 20, 2021 A man who suffered a compound fracture to his leg when he was hit by a tear gas canister during...
Early COVID-19 Vaccinations Prevented 140,000 Deaths: Study August 20, 2021 A new study by Indiana University and RAND Corp. assessed the impact of COVID-19 vaccinations and found that 139,393 deaths...
With Federal Legalization Expected, Cannabis Insurers Quietly Get Ready to Roll August 20, 2021 By Alwyn Scott Insurers are quietly gearing up for a potential ten-fold increase in sales to the booming $17.6 billion-a-year cannabis industry as...