Black Media Mogul Allen Alleges Advertising Bias in Suing McDonald’s for $10 Billion May 21, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel McDonald’s Corp. was sued on Thursday for at least $10 billion by two companies owned by media entrepreneur Byron Allen,...
Hawaii Can Expect 2 to 5 Storms During Hurricane Season May 21, 2021 By Caleb Jones The central Pacific basin including Hawaii can expect between two and five tropical depressions, tropical storms or hurricanes this year,...
Alaska Health Website Targeted in Malware Attack May 21, 2021 The Alaska health department website was the target of a malware attack, officials said. A similar attack previously targeted the...
Washington Creates New Farmworker Safety Team May 21, 2021 The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries is creating a new team aimed at improving farmworker safety. When fully...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Topa in California May 21, 2021 AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and...
People Moves: Lockton Transactional Team; Marsh Counsel; Kemper Chairman; BMS Re CFO; AgriSompo North America May 21, 2021 Lockton is bolstering its transaction liability team with key hires across the three transaction liability insurance product lines: Representations and...
Canada Faces Mega-Hurricanes if Climate Change Pushes Storms North: Swiss Re Warns May 21, 2021 By Danielle Bochove Climate change is making hurricanes bigger and stronger, and it may soon push them farther north. Yet Canada’s homeowners, businesses...
Irish Health Service Hackers Offer Decryption Key – but $20M Ransom Demand Remains May 21, 2021 By Ryan Gallagher and Peter Flanagan A day after threatening to publicly release patient data, the hackers who targeted Ireland’s health service offered a decryption key...
Biden Executive Order Initiates Broad Strategy to Assess, Mitigate Climate Change Risks May 21, 2021 By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason President Joe Biden on Thursday directed federal agencies to assess and mitigate the increasing and serious risks that climate change...
Africa Specialty Risks Launches Mauritius Reinsurer, Backed by PE Firm Helios May 21, 2021 Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a reinsurance managing general agent focused on the African corporate and specialty market, announced it has...