PLYMOUTH, Conn. (AP) — A student pilot was attempting a solo cross-country flight before crashing into a Connecticut campground, according to a federal aviation report released Tuesday. The 1968, fixed-wing, single-engine Cessna 172 aircraft had “sputtered” and “quit” on Monday, …
A new study on adoption of behaviors that reduce personal carbon emissions in 37 countries and territories classified as “high-emissions” shows that daily household behaviors are far more common than higher-cost, infrequent behaviors. Lower-cost, daily behaviors to reduce carbon emissions …
Although insurers can help to stop the growth of social inflation, they can’t lead the effort, an industry executive said during an insurance conference this week. Evan Greenberg, chair and chief executive officer of Chubb Limited, explained that social attitudes …
Safety dangers are growing from aging and unregulated vessels, leading ship management firm V.Group told Reuters, adding it had stopped providing services to 30 tankers last year after they were sold to companies that did not pass compliance checks. Up …
A new Rhode Island law prohibits auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely because they have been widowed. The new law bans insurers from treating widows or widowers any differently than married people in terms of classification or rates beginning …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb and Everest Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Promotes Kirk as Division President of Chubb Global Markets Chubb announced that David Kirk has been appointed division …
Practitioners of Brazilian butt lift surgery, repeatedly in the news after infections and at least two patient deaths in south Florida, must now obtain medical malpractice liability insurance, thanks to a bill signed into law last month. House Bill 1561, …
Blue Cleaning, a small business in West Maui that spruces up 27 vacation rentals, survived the sharp decline in tourists during the Covid-19 pandemic and after the devastating Aug. 8 wildfire in Lahaina. But now Leo Szakacs-Kekona, who owns and …
USI Insurance Services (USI) announced the launch of PATH (patent pending), a proprietary technology-enabled risk control platform for clients. The new platform leverages industry-specific benchmark data to generate tailored risk control solutions to address organizations’ top claim drivers based on …
The financial costs of drought in Texas have risen rapidly over recent decades, according to a new analysis of federal crop insurance data. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group, a longtime critic of the federal crop insurance program based in Washington, …