Walmart Denies U.S. Charges It Fueled Opioid Crisis by Filling ‘Illegitimate Prescriptions’ December 23, 2020 By David Shepardson and Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc. on Tuesday, accusing the world’s biggest retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in...
Cover Whale Expands Trucking Offering to Include Fleets December 23, 2020 Cover Whale, an insurtech with a specialty niche in the trucking and transportation segment, has expanded its trucking insurance products...
New AAIS Fire Risk Model Approved by Florida Regulator December 23, 2020 Insurance advisory organization AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services) has received approval from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for...
Combined Losses from Laura and Delta Top $5B in Louisiana December 22, 2020 Reported insured losses from Hurricanes Laura and Delta collectively have topped more than $5 billion as of Nov. 20, the...
Louisiana Virus Rules Dispute Returned to Lower Court December 22, 2020 By Melinda Deslatte The Louisiana Supreme Court on Dec. 21 sent a legal feud between Gov. John Bel Edwards and House Republicans over...
2019 Mississippi River Tanker Accident Caused by Poor Management, Miscommunication December 22, 2020 A fully loaded tanker on the Mississippi River near Reserve, La., caused $40.5 million in damage when it plowed into...
Federal Disaster Aid Approved for Oklahoma Winter Storm Recovery December 22, 2020 Federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Oklahoma to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts...
Workplace Fatalities Increased By 25% in Texas in 2019 December 22, 2020 The number of work-related fatalities in Texas rose by 25% in 2019. A report on fatal occupational injuries in 2019...
Ryan Specialty’s Renewables MGU Forms Partnership with Generali December 22, 2020 Power Energy Risk (PERse), the largest U.S.-based renewable energy managing general underwriter and a part of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG),...
Mauritius Oil Spill Disaster Caused by Lack of Safety Awareness, Admits Shipowner December 22, 2020 TOKYO — Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping said on Friday [Dec. 18] the grounding of one of its large bulk carriers that...