Insurance
Yemen’s Houthis Vow More Attacks on Ships in Red Sea Despite US Naval Force
Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed to continue targeting ships in the Red Sea despite a US move to compile an international naval task force to protect maritime trade in one of the world’s most important waterways. The Iran-backed group also warned …
Read More Iceland’s Volcanic Eruption Is Dramatic. But It Won’t Cool the Planet.
A volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula sent lava flowing through a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) crack in the Earth’s crust. The eruption began in earnest on Monday and occurred near the evacuated fishing town of Grindavík, with lava shooting into the …
Read More Pulitzer-Winning Authors Join OpenAI, Microsoft Copyright Lawsuit
A group of 11 nonfiction authors have joined a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court that accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of misusing books the authors have written to train the models behind OpenAI’s popular chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial-intelligence based software. …
Read More Apollo-Owned Aspen Insurance Files for IPO in US
Private equity firm Apollo-owned Aspen Insurance on Wednesday filed its paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States, according to a regulatory filing. The company did not disclose details about the size of the offering, but is reportedly …
Read More Citi Suit Raises #MeToo Claims at Wall Street’s Top Levels
Ardith Lindsey’s lawsuit accusing Citigroup Inc. of tolerating years of sexual harassment and assault against her struck a chord across Wall Street for many reasons, not least of which was her title: managing director. It’s typically the most senior rank …
Read More Toyota Recalling 1.12 Million Vehicles Over Potential Air Bag Issue
Toyota Motor said on Wednesday it will recall 1.12 million vehicles worldwide because a short circuit in a sensor could cause air bags not to deploy as designed. The recall covers 2020 through 2022 model year vehicles including various Avalon, …
Read More Company Party Tips: Be Joyful, Not Liable
The company holiday party holds inherent potential for drama and danger. Holiday parties have bounced back big-time post-pandemic. The 2023 Challenger Holiday Party Survey from Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc. found that 64.4% of companies will have in-person holiday parties …
Read More Helicopter Crash in New Jersey Forest Kills 2 from ABC News Team
A helicopter crashed on Tuesday night in the Pinelands wilderness area of New Jersey, killing the pilot and a photographer who worked for ABC-TV news team in Philadelphia, WPVI. The ABC news station said the chopper went down in Wharton …
Read More Texas DWC Revises Death Benefits Forms
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has revised forms DWC Form-042, Claim for Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits, and PLN-12, Notice of Potential Entitlement to Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits to help eligible beneficiaries file claims for death …
Read More Illinois Appeals Court Rules Exclusion Bars BIPA Claims
An Illinois appellate court decided Tuesday that a general liability insurance policy sold to a Waukegan packaging company clearly excluded coverage for violations of the state Biometric Information Privacy Act, saying a federal appellate court decision to the contrary was …
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