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20 05, 2022

Explosion at Wisconsin Marine Construction Company Injures 6

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A huge fire set off by an explosion burned Thursday at a marine construction company in southeast Wisconsin. Three civilians and three firefighters were injured at Summerset Marine Construction in the small Waukesha County community of Eagle, about 35 miles …

20 05, 2022

Markets/Coverages: Hub Targets Nonprofits; Ryan Tackles Auto Excess With Axsal; Trisura and HSB Back At-Bay Cyber

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Hub Launches Nonprofit Specialty Practice Insurance broker Hub International, with decades of experience in the sector, has launched a nonprofit specialty practice to serve the risk management, insurance and human capital needs of associations, arts and cultural entities, foundations, public …

20 05, 2022

Texas AG Lawsuit Claims Google ‘Private Browsing’ Mode Not Really Private

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The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit against the Alphabet Inc. unit. Texas, …

20 05, 2022

Livestream Tech Firms Learn Hard Lessons from Violent Videos Tied to Mass Killings

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These days, mass shooters like the one now held in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket attack don’t stop with planning out their brutal attacks. They also create marketing plans while arranging to livestream their massacres on social platforms in hopes …

20 05, 2022

Chiropractic Care Linked to Lower Injured Workers’ Costs, Faster Return to Work

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Chiropractors are involved in only a small fraction of workers’ compensation claims for low back pain in states where insurers or employers control the choice of medical provider, but a report released this week suggests that skepticism about runaway costs …

20 05, 2022

Insurers Too Late for Subrogation in Auto Parts Price-Fixing Case, Court Rules

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Insurers waited too long to intervene in anti-trust litigation that brought settlements requiring dozens of auto parts manufacturers to pay a total of $1.2 billion to resolve price-fixing allegations, a panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled …

20 05, 2022

Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year, Mostly in Poorer Nations

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Premature deaths from common pollution sources have risen by two-thirds globally since 2000, a dark consequence of the economic development that has lifted millions from extreme poverty this century. More than 90% of the deaths have occurred in rapidly developing …

20 05, 2022

Financial Risks of Climate Change Are Exaggerated: Senior HSBC Banker

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Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the financial risks of climate change, a senior HSBC banker in charge of sustainable investments said in remarks that drew criticism from climate activists. The bank said his views did not …

20 05, 2022

Japan Approves Plan to Release Wastewater From Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

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TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to release its treated radioactive wastewater into the sea next year, saying the outlined methods are safe and risks to the …

20 05, 2022

People Moves: NFP Names New Exec Team in Canada; Acrisure Re Hires WTW’s Ainsby to Lead New Asia Fac Unit; Howden Sweden Taps WTW’s Gustafsson as CEO

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at three brokers: NFP, Acrisure Re and Howden Sweden. A summary of these new hires follows here. NFP Names New Exec Team in Canada NFP, the New York City-based property/casualty insurance broker …