Insurance
Study Finds High Rates of Cancer Near Hazardous San Jacinto River Waste Pits
Texans living in a 250-square-mile area of Harris County that includes a hazardous Superfund site had abnormally high rates of certain types of cancer, according to a new assessment from the state’s health department. The study, which was published earlier …
Read More AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Michigan’s Hastings
AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICR of “a+” (Excellent) of Hastings Insurance Company based …
Read More Scam Calls Hit Record in Thailand Before Cyber Fraud Crackdown
Thailand saw the number of scam calls and text messages more than double to a record 168 million in 2024 from a year earlier, an anti-scam tech firm said, before authorities stepped up a crackdown on cyber fraud operations in …
Read More Avalanches in West Claim More Lives, Including Weekend Death in Colorado
One person was killed in an avalanche in central Colorado on Saturday, marking just the latest fatality stemming from avalanches in the western U.S. this season. Authorities in Grand County responded Saturday to what they described as a skier-triggered avalanche …
Read More FDA, CDC Investigating Multi-State Listeria Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. As of …
Read More NYDFS Fines Three Dozen Auto Insurers $20M for Slow Reporting on Policies
Multi-year market conduct investigations by the New York State Department of Financial Services have resulted in $20 million in fines and consent orders against three dozen auto insurers – for failing to timely report new and terminated auto insurance policies. …
Read More Explosion at Beachside Hawaii Resort Injured 7 People, Scattered Debris
A suspected gas explosion in the grill area of a Hawaii beachside resort has injured seven people, including three in critical condition, according to hotel management and police on Maui. The explosion last week left a pile of debris at …
Read More People Moves: Markel Taps Johnson From Travelers as Senior U/W, Transport and Logistics; Specialty MGA UK Hires 2 Energy Underwriters
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Specialty MGA UK. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Taps Johnson From Travelers as Senior U/W, Transport and Logistics Markel, the insurance operation within Markel Group …
Read More Google’s AI Previews Erode the Internet, Educational Tech Company Says in Lawsuit
Alphabet’s Google internet search engine is eroding demand for original content and undermining publishers’ ability to compete with its artificial intelligence-generated overviews, a U.S. educational technology company said in a lawsuit filed on Monday. Chegg, an online education company that …
Read More DoorDash to Pay $16.8 Million in Back Pay to New York Couriers
DoorDash Inc., the biggest food-delivery firm in the US by market share, agreed to pay New York couriers $16.8 million in back pay to resolve a state investigation into its payment practices. DoorDash used customer tips to subsidize base pay …
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