2024 Wildfire Forecast Calls for ‘Below Average’ Season
The approaching wildfire season may bring hazardous air quality from blazes burning across the U.S., but it’s expected to be below the historical average in terms of the number of fires and acres...
View ArticleJury Rules BNSF Contributed to 2 Deaths in Montana Town Where Asbestos...
A federal jury said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have...
View ArticleReport: National Security Risks Grow with Demand for Nuclear Energy
Risks associated with nuclear energy such as the proliferation of nuclear weapons, nuclear terrorism, sabotage, coercion and military operations can all be expected to grow as countries seek to...
View ArticleFarm Bureau Must Defend Insured in Deadly Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in...
What started out as festive time at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair in 2019 ended with 96 people hospitalized with Legionnaires’ disease. Four of them died. The tragedy in Fletcher, North...
View ArticleSurvey: Most Small Businesses Provide Regular Safety Training to Employees
A new report on small business owners’ workers’ compensation insurance-buying habits and risk exposures found that 95% offer regular safety training to their employees, according to The Hanover...
View Article4,800 Claims Handled by Unlicensed Adjusters in Florida After Irma, Lawsuit Says
Two south Florida lawsuits against property insurers argue that two major carriers employed a business strategy of hiring inexperienced or even unlicensed claims adjusters after storms, practices that...
View Article‘It’s in the Mail’ Not Good Enough to Contest Connecticut Workers’ Comp Claim
A Connecticut employer lost its right to contest a workers’ compensation claim because although it mailed its notice to the workers compensation board within the 28 day statutory period, board did not...
View ArticleWork Safety Group Releases List of ‘Dirty Dozen’ Employers
A retail giant, a space launch operation, a major food processor, the nation’s two biggest rideshare providers and a large healthcare system are among those entities marked as being among the most...
View ArticleDHL Paying $8.7M to Settle Race Discrimination Lawsuit in Illinois
Delivery company DHL will pay $8.7 million and be subject to the oversight of a court-appointed monitor to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleCentral U.S. Braces for Severe Weather Outbreak
An active weather pattern could bring destructive tornadoes, heavy rains, large hail and strong wind gusts to parts of the central United States over the next several days, according to meteorologists...
View ArticleChubb CEO Greenberg: Some Financial Lines Underwriting Practices ‘Simply Dumb’
According to Chubb CEO Evan G. Greenberg, the insurance industry’s underwriting practices for a number of financial lines are “simply dumb.” In a call with analysts to discuss Chubb’s earnings for the...
View ArticleReport: Cybercrime ‘A Thriving Business,’ as U.S. Claims Frequency Rises
Cyber claims frequency in the U.S. rose 13% last year, a new report shows. Coalition this week released its 2024 Cyber Claims Report, which includes data and case studies from organizations across the...
View ArticleHSBC Wins $1.6 Billion Suit Over Disney Film Finance Scandal
HSBC Holdings Plc successfully fought off a London court claim brought by a group of investors in a £1.3 billion ($1.6 billion) lawsuit over tax breaks linked to Walt Disney Co. film financing. The...
View ArticleClass Action Opposes Limiting Ship’s Liability for Baltimore Bridge Collapse
A Baltimore small business has filed a class action against the owner and operator of the cargo ship Dali that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month. The suit, filed Thursday by the...
View ArticleMissouri House Backs Legal Shield for Weedkiller Maker Facing Cancer Lawsuits
The manufacturer of a popular weedkiller won support Wednesday from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers its product could...
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