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17 11, 2020

Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane of 2020 Hits Central America

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Hurricane Iota slammed into Central America late Monday with ferocious winds and rain, threatening to cripple a region already reeling from a deadly storm two weeks ago. Iota, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in a record-setting season, is moving along …

16 11, 2020

Hurricane Iota Threatens Honduras, Nicaragua, Just Days After Storm Eta

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Iota became the thirteenth hurricane of the Atlantic season early Sunday, threatening to bring another dangerous system to Nicaragua and Honduras – countries recently clobbered by a Category 4 Hurricane Eta. Iota was already a record-breaking system, being the 30th …

16 11, 2020

Insurers Tell UK Supreme Court They Cannot Provide Unlimited Cover During Pandemic

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Major insurance companies told the UK Supreme Court on Monday it was wrong to assume there could be unlimited cover during a pandemic in an appeal closely watched by thousands of British businesses devastated by the coronavirus crisis. Opening a …

16 11, 2020

3 Typhoons in 3 Weeks Kill 100-Plus People in Philippines, Causing Damages of $518.5M

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Three strong typhoons over the past three weeks have killed more than 100 people in the Philippines and damaged farms and infrastructure worth almost 25 billion pesos ($518.5 million), based on reports from its disaster agency. A number of provinces …

6 11, 2020

Apple Faces Shareholder Class-Action Suit over CEO’s China Sales Comments

By | November 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Apple Faces Shareholder Class-Action Suit over CEO’s China Sales Comments

Apple Inc has been ordered to face a proposed class-action lawsuit by shareholders who accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of concealing falling demand for iPhones in China, resulting in billions of dollars of investor losses. In a decision on Wednesday, …

6 11, 2020

Weakened Storm Eta Moves over Honduras with Heavy Rains. Next Stop Cuba, Florida?

By | November 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Weakened Storm Eta Moves over Honduras with Heavy Rains. Next Stop Cuba, Florida?

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Eta is moving over Honduras as a weakened tropical depression but still bringing the heavy rains that have caused deadly landslides while drenching the country’s east and the north of neighboring Nicaragua. The storm no longer carried …

6 11, 2020

RSA’s $9.5 Billion Takeover Offer May Be Too Good to Refuse: Opinion

By | November 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on RSA’s $9.5 Billion Takeover Offer May Be Too Good to Refuse: Opinion

A takeover offer that would have been so-so in February becomes impossible to refuse for a company whose shares have been hit by the pandemic. The 7.2 billion-pound ($9.5 billion) approach for RSA Insurance Group has been shrewdly pitched by …

5 11, 2020

Liability, Safety and Infrastructure Concerns Slow Development of Self-Driving Cars

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Liability, Safety and Infrastructure Concerns Slow Development of Self-Driving Cars

Tesla recently made headlines with the beta launch of its Full Self-Driving system. That system comes with a disclaimer saying, “It may do the wrong thing at the worst time, so you must always keep your hands on the wheel …

5 11, 2020

UK Insurer RSA Receives $9.3B Takeover Offer From Intact Financial, Tryg

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RSA said it is in talks with a consortium of Canadian insurer Intact Financial and Danish insurer Tryg about a possible break-up deal that values the British firm at 7.1 billion pounds ($9.3 billion). RSA said its board would be …

5 11, 2020

Threat of U.S. Insurance Regulatory Crackdown Fades Without Democratic ‘Blue Wave’

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Threat of U.S. Insurance Regulatory Crackdown Fades Without Democratic ‘Blue Wave’

Insurers appear to have dodged a revival of strict regulations and policy upheavals after an anticipated Democratic “Blue Wave,” which would have allowed progressives to push for broad reforms, failed to materialize on Wednesday, said industry executives. The U.S. presidential …