Africa Specialty Risks Begins Operating as Lloyd’s Service Company October 4, 2024 Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East-focused reinsurance group, announced that has begun operating as a Lloyd’s service...
Rebuild or What? Florida Towns Hit Three Times by Hurricanes Face Tough Choice October 4, 2024 By Kate Payne and David R. Martin HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was just a month ago that Brooke Hiers left the state-issued emergency trailer where...
Becton Dickinson Hernia-Mesh Settlements Will Exceed $1 Billion October 4, 2024 By Jef Feeley Becton Dickinson & Co. will pay more than $1 billion to resolve more than 38,000 lawsuits alleging medical patients suffered...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Yanks Dentist’s COVID Insurance Coverage Win October 4, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has reversed lower court rulings and denied a dentist’s bid for insurance coverage for loss of...
NC Town That Produces Quartz for Tech Products is Devastated by Helene October 4, 2024 SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels...
Helene-Soaked Florida Faces New Threat: Up to a Foot of Rain October 4, 2024 One week after Hurricane Helene barreled ashore, Florida is bracing for another round of heavy rainfall and strong winds from...
Helene’s Flooding a Reminder of Appalachia’s Growing Risk From Violent Storms October 4, 2024 By Michael Phillis and Brittany Peterson HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Helene dumped trillions of gallons of water hundreds of miles inland, devastating communities nestled in...
Massachusetts Governor Healey Names Caljouw as Insurance Commissioner October 4, 2024 Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced the appointment of Michael T. Caljouw as state’s new insurance commissioner. Caljouw comes to DOI...
Shipping Containers Are Regularly Lost at Sea. What Happens When They Burst Open? October 4, 2024 By Christina Larson, Helen Wieffering and Manuel Valdes Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the...
Antarctica Had Less Winter Sea Ice in 2024 Than Any Year Except 2023 October 4, 2024 By Danielle Bochove Antarctic sea ice at its annual peak this year covered the second-lowest area on record. It was just shy of...