Tropical Storm Elsa Threatens to Pound Florida’s West Coast This Week July 5, 2021 The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm and storm surge warnings for the west coast of Florida as Tropical Storm...
Supreme Court Passes on Media Liability Protection Case as 2 Justices Balk July 5, 2021 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a case challenging libel protections for journalists and media organizations, but conservative...
Update: Ransomware Attack on Kaseya Affects Up to 1,500 Firms; Hackers Ask $70M July 5, 2021 By Raphael Satter Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on U.S. information technology...
Update: Ship that Blocked Suez Canal to Be Released; Formal Settlement Is Agreed July 4, 2021 ISMAILIA, Egypt — The owners and insurers of the Ever Given container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March...
Ohio Governor Says Fines to Remain for Pandemic Rule-Breaking Businesses July 2, 2021 By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Refunding fines to Ohio businesses cited for violating public health orders during the coronavirus pandemic would send a “horrible” message...
P/C Insurers Defend Ransomware Reimbursements in New Cyber Principles July 2, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson The nation’s largest property/casualty insurance organization is defending ransom payment reimbursements by insurers in a new set of principles stressing...
The Texas Department of Insurance Issued a Notice about New Online Agent Exams July 2, 2021 The Texas Department of Insurance issued a notice this week of the availability of a new option to take a...
Technology Experts to Analyze Cause of Surfside Condo Collapse July 2, 2021 A team of technical experts from the federal government and outside specialists are going to gather building material samples and...
Economist Says Huntington, West Virginia Opioid Response Will Cost $2.5 billion July 2, 2021 A 15-year plan to abate the opioid crisis in a West Virginia community will cost local officials $2.5 billion, a...
PG&E in California Seeks $3.6B in Rate Hikes for Wildfire Safety July 2, 2021 Pacific Gas & Electric asked regulators Wednesday to grant a $3.6 billion rate hike to help it pay for hardening...