Shin Kong Shareholders Approve Merger With Smaller Rival October 9, 2024 By Chien-Hua Wan Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. secured shareholder approval for its merger with Taishin Financial Holding Co., creating the fourth-biggest financial...
How Texas Weakened Its Own Air Pollution Monitoring Team October 8, 2024 By Dylan Baddour and Peter Aldhous When disaster affects the sprawling industrial complexes of Texas, the state’s environmental authority often posts pictures online of its white...
Utilities’ Extreme Plan to Stop Wildfires: Shut Off the Power October 8, 2024 By Mark Chediak A growing number of utilities are resorting to an extreme measure to prevent their equipment from sparking catastrophic wildfires: turning...
Hub Acquires Missouri’s AIG Agency October 8, 2024 Hub International Limited (Hub) announced that it has acquired the assets of AIG Agency Inc. (d/b/a Associated Insurance Group). Terms...
No Sovereign Immunity for Virginia City or Truck Driver In-Between Garbage Pick-Ups October 8, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial court erred in finding that a garbage truck driver and...
Illinois Manufacturer to Pay $1.3M After Plant Explosion October 8, 2024 Chemical products manufacturer AB Specialty Silicones LLC will pay $1.3 million in penalties after an explosion and fire at its...
Five Dead, One Critically Injured in Tragic Ohio Car Crash October 8, 2024 GOSHEN, Ohio (AP) — An early morning crash involving two cars on an Ohio road killed five people and critically...
Hurricanes Like Helene Keep Killing for Years After They Strike October 8, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more American deaths...
Markets/Coverages: Price Forbes Re Taps Gallagher Re’s Cole as Head of Financial Lines; BHSI Names Aon’s Pache for PI/Cyber Team, DACH Region, Schumacher as Property U/W October 8, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Price Forbes Re and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary...
As Milton Nears, Flood-Proof Fences Will Face a Major Test in Tampa October 8, 2024 By Monique Mulima For the second time in two weeks, Tampa General Hospital is getting ready to keep water at bay. Hurricane Milton...