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14 03, 2025

Carrier Management to Host New Wildfire Conference

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Carrier Management, a sister publication of Insurance Journal, will host a free online event spotlighting wildfire risk assessment, prevention and intelligence tools for risk and insurance professionals. The first Wildfire Risk Intelligence Demo Day will be held on Wednesday, March …

14 03, 2025

Four Sailors Involved in Major Singapore Oil Spill Plead Guilty, Straits Times Reports

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Four Dutch crew members involved in a ship collision in Singapore have pleaded guilty for their role in the city-state’s worst oil spill in a decade, the Straits Times reported Wednesday. Richard Ouwehand, Martin Hans Sinke, Eric Peijpers, and Merijn …

14 03, 2025

Meta Wins Halt to Promotion of Tell-All Book by Ex-Employee It Says Is Defamatory

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Meta Platforms on Wednesday won an emergency arbitration ruling to temporarily stop promotion of the tell-all book “Careless People” by a former employee, according to a copy of the ruling published by the social media company. The book by Meta’s …

14 03, 2025

People Moves: Shipper to Head Beazley N.A. Commercial Property; Porch Group Names New Leadership; Allstate Names Carter as CHRO

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Specialty insurer Beazley appointed Lindsay Shipper as head of commercial property, North America, effective April 1. She will report to Richard Montminy, group head of property risks, and will be based in Atlanta. Shipper brings close to two decades experience …

14 03, 2025

Billions in Hurricane Helene Aid to Farmers to Start Flowing by March 21

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ATLANTA (AP) — Tens of billions in aid for victims of Hurricane Helene should start flowing later this month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pledged Wednesday, but delays are already making it hard this year for some farmers to plant …

14 03, 2025

MLB’s Rays Bail on Deal for New Ballpark in St. Petersburg

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The Tampa Bay Rays are backing out of a deal to build a new $1.37 billion stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, the team announced on Thursday. The Major League Baseball team was expected to partner with the city and Pinellas …

14 03, 2025

US Property-Catastrophe Reinsurance Rates Likely to Stabilize During Midyear Renewals

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Reinsurance renewal rates continued dropping during this year’s January renewals, but US property-catastrophe reinsurance pricing is likely to stabilize during the coming midyear renewals, according to a report from Moody’s Ratings. “The upcoming midyear 2025 reinsurance renewals, which focus on …

14 03, 2025

State Attorney Generals Are Grabbing Headlines With Lawsuits. Missouri’s Bailey Stands Out

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When Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey says he’ll seize assets to force China to pay a $24.5 billion award won in a lawsuit over COVID-19, the action might be aimed more at bolstering conservatives’ arguments that China was responsible for …

14 03, 2025

Explorers Discover Wreckage of Old Cargo Ship That Sank in Lake Superior Storm

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Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western Reserve was one of the first all-steel cargo ships to traverse the lakes. Built to …

14 03, 2025

Texas Tech Medical School Settles Suit Over Alleged Race-Based Admissions Practices

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A group led by Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff, is claiming victory after it got a commitment from Texas Tech’s medical school not to consider race in admission decisions, which the school continues to deny ever …