Brazilian Floods Are Inflicting Billions in Economic Devastation May 9, 2024 By Barbara Nascimento The floods and severe rainfall that ravaged Southern Brazil are hurting the nation’s powerhouse agricultural sector, with industries from auto...
The World’s Biggest Carbon Removal Plant Comes Online in Iceland May 9, 2024 By Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir Amid the steam rising around Iceland’s Hellisheioi station sits a newly built warehouse surrounded by giant fans run by carbon...
Fannie and Freddie Hit Pause on Replacement-Value Requirements for Home Insurance May 9, 2024 By William Rabb Property insurance groups on Wednesday applauded a decision by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to hold off on an apparent...
Safety Lapses Contributed to Patient Assaults at Oregon State Hospital: Federal Report May 9, 2024 Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state’s most secure...
Judge Dismisses Suit by Mother Who Claimed School Hid Teen’s Gender Expression May 9, 2024 A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Maine woman who accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium Increased 2% in 2023 May 9, 2024 Written premium in calendar year 2023 was 2% higher than the prior year, driven by continued economic expansion, but partially...
People Moves: Roberts Joins LP Insurance in California; AMERIND Names Sattler CFO May 9, 2024 Roberts Joins LP Insurance Services Employee Benefits Brokerage Team Lynn Roberts joined the employee benefits group in the Gold River,...
Vendor That Mishandled Pennsylvania Virus Data to Pay $2.7M in Whistleblower Case May 9, 2024 By Michael Rubinkam A large staffing firm that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000...
Nevada Launches Home Insurance Tool to ID Carriers by ZIP May 9, 2024 The Nevada Division of Insurance is launching a web-based tool that enables Nevada consumers to identify insurance carriers that are...
COVID-19 Can Be Occupational Disease, Colorado Court Says in Worker Death Case May 9, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson For the first time, a Colorado appellate court has concluded that COVID-19 can be an occupational disease that is compensable...