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22 08, 2025

‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Protect Workers From Heat Stress in Warming World: UN

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Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, the United Nations said on Friday. Climate change is making heatwaves more common and intense, and workers worldwide are …

22 08, 2025

Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

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Two construction workers who contracted Legionnaires’ disease while working at a site in New York City have filed lawsuits against two construction management firms they allege should be held responsible for the workplace conditions that caused them to contract the …

12 08, 2025

Wisconsin Severe Storms Cause Flooding, Knock Out Power

By | August 12th, 2025|Recent Articles, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Wisconsin Severe Storms Cause Flooding, Knock Out Power

Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways. Organizers …

21 08, 2025

How to Keep Small Business Insurance Customers From Jumping Ship

By | August 21st, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on How to Keep Small Business Insurance Customers From Jumping Ship

Are property/casualty insurers facing a potential retention problem with small business customers? According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Study, just 55% of customers say they “definitely will” renew with their current insurer, down six percentage points …

21 08, 2025

Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts

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With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest litigation finance firms is now planning to invest directly in some law firms. “We are pursuing strategic minority investments in firms where we can …

21 08, 2025

Greenwashing Complaint Filed Against Canadian Fossil Fuel Companies

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Canadian energy giants Cenovus Energy Inc. and Enbridge Inc. are facing a greenwashing complaint by an investor group that accuses the companies of misleading disclosures over emissions targets. Investors for Paris Compliance (I4PC) accused the oil sands producer and the …

21 08, 2025

India’s Nayara Turns to Dark-Fleet Tankers and Russian Oil for Survival

By | August 21st, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on India’s Nayara Turns to Dark-Fleet Tankers and Russian Oil for Survival

One month after being hit by European Union sanctions, India’s Nayara Energy Ltd. is relying on a growing pool of dark-fleet tankers to transport its products, and a narrowing menu of crude imports to keep its operations running. The oil …

21 08, 2025

Hackers Accessed 850,000 Orange Belgium Customer Accounts

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Orange SA’s Belgian business said that hackers gained access to data from 850,000 customer accounts, in the third major cyberattack targeting the French telecommunications firm this year. The company detected that one of its IT systems had been compromised at …

21 08, 2025

Climate Change Accelerates Melting of Italy’s Ventina Glacier

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Italy’s Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years. After this year’s hot summer, geologists …

21 08, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Willis Launches Global Digital Automatic-Follow Facility

By | August 21st, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Markets/Coverages: Willis Launches Global Digital Automatic-Follow Facility

Willis, a WTW business, announced the launch of Gemini, the first digital facility designed to deliver sustainable capacity locally to clients across their insurance portfolios. This solution is designed to address the increasing complexity of risk and market volatility, providing …