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24 11, 2020

No-Deal Brexit Would Cause More Damage to UK than COVID: BoE’s Bailey

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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday a no-deal Brexit would cause longer-term damage to Britain’s economy than the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of the change might be felt for decades. “Well, I think the long-term effects …

24 11, 2020

Coal Financing Drying Up as More Countries Target Zero Carbon Emissions

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TOKYO – Financing for coal projects is drying up at ever increasing rates as more countries target zero carbon emissions amid an energy transition sweeping the world, participants at Asia’s biggest gathering of the coal industry said on Tuesday. The …

23 11, 2020

Praedicat Develops Insurance Tool for COVID-19 Liability

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Praedicat, the Los Angeles-based liability emerging risk modeling firm, has developed an insurance tool for the casualty insurance market, which allows insurers to track exposures, establish reserves, and manage aggregations in the face of this generation’s largest emerging risk, the …

24 11, 2020

Alabama Insurance Department Launches New Website

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The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) has launched a newly designed website that features a new layout and simplified navigation and is also mobile-friendly. “We are thrilled to debut our new department website” said Insurance Commissioner Jim Ridling. “We believe …

23 11, 2020

Best Agency to Work For East: William A. Smith & Son Insurance

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Not all insurance agents are created equal. At least that’s what William A. Smith & Son Insurance states on its website, a claim that serves as a testament to the agency’s mission of serving clients and employees through strong communication …

23 11, 2020

Johnson & Johnson to Pay $120 Million in NY Baby Powder Case

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Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by a New York state judge to pay $120 million in damages to a Brooklyn woman and her husband, after she blamed her cancer on asbestos exposure from using the company’s baby powder. Justice …

23 11, 2020

Huge Vestas Wind Turbine Collapses in Northern Sweden in Rare Accident

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A 230-meter tall wind turbine built by Vestas Wind Systems A/S collapsed at a site in northern Sweden over the weekend. The cause of the accident is unknown and the company is assembling a team that will investigate at the …

23 11, 2020

Connecticut Town Officials Charged in Probe of Hazardous Waste Dumping

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Five former or current officials of Fairfield, Connecticut, are among several people who have been arrested in connection with the illegal dumping of hazardous materials next to the town’s public works garage and efforts to hide the extent of the …

23 11, 2020

Theater at Renowned Jacob’s Pillow Dance Center in Massachusetts Burns Down

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A fire at the renowned Jacob’s Pillow dance center in Massachusetts destroyed a theater building, but no one was hurt. The fire at the Doris Duke Theatre was reported at about 7 a.m., Becket Fire Chief Paul Mikaniewicz told The …

23 11, 2020

Ping An’s Goal to Pivot from Finance Group to Tech Giant Now Is Threatened

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The headwinds that toppled Ant Group Co.’s initial public offering now threaten a $22 billion dream of China’s Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. — to pivot from a finance group to a tech giant and be valued like one. While …