Heat Wave Sweeps Across Midwest and Northeast, Bringing Safety Measures June 20, 2024 By John Seewer and Patrick Orsagos TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Stifling heat blanketed tens of millions across United States on Tuesday, forcing people and even zoo...
AI Chatbots, Gen AI Set to Revolutionize Insurance Claims Processing: Survey June 20, 2024 By L.S. Howard A majority of global insurers are actively endorsing the application of AI chatbots and generative AI in claims resolution processes,...
Golden Pass LNG Warns of Delays After Contractor’s Bankruptcy June 20, 2024 By Ruth Liao The developers of the Golden Pass LNG export facility that’s under construction in Texas warned of additional costs and delays...
Industry Groups Back Drugmakers’ Appeal in Zantac Cancer Lawsuits June 20, 2024 By Brendan Pierson A bid by GSK and other drugmakers to stop more than 70,000 lawsuits in Delaware over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac...
Missing Student in Nashville Died of Intoxication and Drowning, Autopsy Shows June 20, 2024 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student whose body was recovered from a river after going...
Alabama Insurance Producer Pleads to Threatening Prosecutor in Trump Case June 20, 2024 ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama insurance producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaving threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney...
Massachusetts 911 System Restored After Outage Caused by Firewall, Not Cyber Attack June 20, 2024 By Michael Casey The 911 system across Massachusetts was restored Tuesday after going down for several hours, which made it impossible for anyone...
Allstate Reports May Pretax Catastrophe Losses of $1.4B June 20, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Allstate Corp. on Thursday reported May pretax catastrophe losses of about $1.4 billion. The Northbrook, Illinois-based insurer said 14 events...
Southern Germany Floods to Cost Insurers $2.6 Billion-$3.9 Billion: Verisk June 20, 2024 Estimated insured losses from flooding, which hit Southern Germany on May 15-June 5, will range from €2.4 billion (US$2.6 billion)...
Drone-Sinking of Coal Ship Boosts Red Sea Perils, Drives Surge in Insurance Costs June 20, 2024 By Alex Longley The sinking of a coal-carrier by a sea drone has boosted the risk of navigating the vital Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint...