New NC Governor Issues Orders to Speed Housing Work After Helene January 6, 2025 ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein took several actions on Thursday to help the short- and...
US Chamber, Oil Firms Sue Vermont for Making Companies Pay for Climate Damage January 6, 2025 By Michael Casey and Lisa Rathke The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a top oil and gas industry trade group are suing Vermont over its new...
New York Employers Must Offer Paid Medical Leave During Pregnancy January 6, 2025 Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under...
Ghosts of Grenfell Disaster: No Penalties for UK Firms That Used Flammable Cladding January 6, 2025 By Tom Bergin When the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze in 2017 led to revelations that high-rise public housing buildings across Britain were wrapped...
One in Four UK Firms Cut Jobs After Reeves Budget, PMI Shows January 6, 2025 By Tom Rees Almost one in four British businesses cut jobs in December amid widespread pessimism over the squeeze on their finances from...
The Wartime Risk Insurers Making Fortunes Keeping Trade Moving January 6, 2025 By Alex Longley Inside faceless office buildings scattered around London, a niche corner of the insurance market is keeping hundreds of billions of...
US Sanctions Chinese Cyber Firm Linked to Botnet Attack January 6, 2025 By Nick Wadhams The US Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm Integrity Technology Group for its alleged role in a state-sponsored botnet attack...
Boeing, DOJ Tell US Judge They Have Not Reached Agreement on Revised Plea Deal January 6, 2025 By David Shepardson The U.S. Justice Department and Boeing told a court on Friday they have not reached agreement on a revised plea...
Strate Insurance in Tennessee Merges With Main Street Insurance Group January 6, 2025 Strate Insurance Group is merging with Main Street Insurance Group, a 127-year-old agency with locales in North Carolina. Strate officers...
State High Court Nixes Policy Cancellation Over ‘Ambiguous’ Communications January 4, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson An insurer failed to properly cancel a workers’ compensation policy because its multiple notices and other conduct were not “definite,...