Shortages of Supplies, Workers Expected to Delay Gulf Rebuilding September 8, 2021 By Paul Wiseman and Alex Veiga Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad news for homeowners who’ve been calling about roofs...
RMS: Up to $35B in Gulf Region Onshore, Offshore Insured Losses From Ida September 8, 2021 Catastrophe risk specialist, RMS, estimates onshore and offshore U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico region...
Brown Named Texas Insurance Commissioner September 7, 2021 Cassie Brown has been appointed Texas Commissioner of Insurance by Gov. Greg Abbott for a term that expires on Feb....
Tyson, Perdue to Pay $35M to Settle Chicken Farmers’ Price Fixing Suit September 7, 2021 By Josh Funk Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to settle a lawsuit that accused...
U.S. Probing Nearly 350 Reports of Oil Spills in Hurricane Ida’s Wake September 7, 2021 The U.S. Coast Guard said on Sept. 6 it was investigating nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along...
Insurers Urged to Pay Prohibited Use Coverage to Ida-Displaced Louisiana Policyholders September 7, 2021 As tens of thousands of Louisianians are experiencing hardship after Hurricane Ida in the face of evacuations, physical damage to...
Entergy Louisiana: Hurricane Ida Power Restoration Could Take Weeks September 7, 2021 By Chevel Johnson, Matt Sedensky and Aaron Morrison Full restoration of electricity to some of the hardest-hit areas of Louisiana battered to an unprecedented degree by Hurricane Ida...
Dallas Schools Data Breach Exposed Student, Parent, Teacher Personal Information September 7, 2021 A data breach at the Dallas public school system earlier this month exposed the personal information of students, parents, teachers...
Inmates at Arkansas Jail Unaware They Were Given Anti-Parasite Drug to Treat COVID-19 September 3, 2021 By Andrew DeMillo inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail said they weren’t told a medication they were given to treat COVID-19 was actually...
Black Slick Seen in Water Near Gulf Oil Rig After Ida September 3, 2021 By Michael Biesecker and Gerald Herbert Photos show what appears to be a miles-long oil slick near an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico after...