AI Startup that Uses AI and Partners with Re/insurers, Now Is Seeking Canadian IPO February 10, 2021 By Marcy Nicholson and Kevin Orland Farmers Edge Inc., a firm that uses artificial intelligence to help growers boost crop yields, is seeking to raise about...
Some Baby Foods Found to Contain High Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals February 10, 2021 By Susan Heavey and David Shepardson U.S. congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage, a...
UK Broker Specialist Risk Group Buys Trade Credit Specialist, The Channel Partnership February 10, 2021 Specialist Risk Group (SRG), a London-based specialist insurance broker, has announced the acquisition of a UK trade credit specialist, The...
Chubb Global Markets Creates New Energy Underwriting Team February 10, 2021 Chubb announced the creation of a new energy team in Chubb Global Markets (CGM) that will underwrite and serve as...
Facebook Faces 2nd UK Class Action Lawsuit over Data Harvesting Scandal February 10, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of...
Construction of Controversial UK Coal Mine Now Under Review After Climate Backlash February 10, 2021 By Jessica Shankleman Construction of a coal mine that threatened UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim to be a world leader in the...
Brazilians Bring Lawsuit Against Norsk Hydro over Alleged Pollution February 10, 2021 By Gwladys Fouche Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit in the Netherlands against Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro over alleged toxic...
Fossil Fuel Pollution Kills 8.7 Million People Annually Across the Globe: Research February 10, 2021 By Eric Roston Efforts to slow the process of global warming focus on the future harms of continuing to burn fossil fuel, but...
Hacker Breaches Florida Treatment Plant Software, Tries to Taint Water February 10, 2021 A hacker gained unauthorized entry into a remote access software system shared by workers at a Florida city’s water treatment...
Federal Judge Sides with Chubb in Denial of Target’s Data Breach Bank Claims February 10, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Target Corp. has been denied its $138 million insurance claim against ACE (now Chubb) Insurance companies stemming from a 2013...