New York City’s Skyscrapers Are Built to Withstand Most Earthquakes April 9, 2024 By Philip Marcelo The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and One World...
St. Louis Residents Seek Compensation for Illnesses Tied to Nuclear Contamination April 8, 2024 By Jim Salter Karen Nickel has been dealing with lupus and other illnesses for years, illnesses she blames on childhood exposure to a...
Texas Home Manufacturer Faces $272K Penalty for Safety Violations April 8, 2024 An Austin, Texas subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest producers of modular and manufactured homes faces $272,479 in penalties...
Lancashire Launches US Excess & Surplus Lines Carrier April 8, 2024 Lancashire Insurance, a subsidiary of Lancashire Group, has been launched as an excess and surplus insurer in the US, expanding...
Pilot Says Plane That Skid at Houston Airport Had Shaky Brakes April 8, 2024 HOUSTON (AP) — The captain of a United Airlines jet said the brakes seemed less effective than normal and the...
State Bar of Wisconsin Agrees to Change Diversity Definition in Lawsuit Settlement April 8, 2024 By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin association representing attorneys agreed last week to change the definition of “diversity” to settle...
Pressure Grows on Swiss Insurer Baloise to Change Voting Rules April 8, 2024 Shareholder pressure is growing on insurer Baloise to change its voting rules, with influential proxy adviser Glass Lewis backing one...
Tech Update: Verisk Launches Next Generation Catastrophe Models April 8, 2024 Verisk, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based data analytics and technology provider, has launched a suite of next generation catastrophe models....
Viewpoint: US E&S Sector Is Booming…But Is it Too Much Business to Handle? April 8, 2024 By Greg Gaydos Executive Summary: Specialty insurance has experienced significant growth in recent years. Greg Gaydos, senior business development executive at Zywave, looks...
Greece Invests Over €2 Billion to Fight Climate Change Effects April 8, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Sotiris Nikas Greece is investing €2.1 billion ($2.27 billion) to protect the nation from natural disasters caused by climate change as wildfires...