13 05, 2024

Hackers Behind MGM Attack Targeting Financial Sector in New Campaign

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The hacking group accused of disrupting casinos and hotels at MGM Resorts International last year is engaged in a new campaign targeting banks and insurance companies, according to cybersecurity researchers. The group, known as Scattered Spider, has targeted 29 companies …

14 05, 2024

FTC Noncompete Agreement Ban May Not Survive Courts but Some States Could Adopt

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The Federal Trade Commission’s recently approved ban on noncompete agreements likely won’t survive court challenges, but that doesn’t mean the ban won’t become a model for a number of state legislatures to follow in coming months. “We don’t see it …

13 05, 2024

Supreme Court Rules Against Warner Music in Copyright Damages Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Miami music producer in a legal fight with Warner Music over a song by rapper Flo Rida, finding that there is no time limit for recovering monetary damages in …

14 05, 2024

Tesla Settles Factory Worker’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

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Tesla has settled a lawsuit by a former factory employee who says she was fired for complaining about severe sexual harassment, as the electric carmaker faces a series of sex and race discrimination lawsuits. U.S. District Judge William Orrick in …

13 05, 2024

Catastrophe Bonds Use Models Underestimating Climate Risks, Investors Say

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The risk models that helped drive one of the most lucrative bets of 2023 are increasingly being tested by smaller weather shocks fueled by climate change. Catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities, which powered last year’s highest-returning hedge fund strategy, …

14 05, 2024

Canadian Crews Battle Wildfire Threatening Remote Western Town

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Firefighters on Monday battled a large wildfire heading towards a remote western Canadian town as winds and tinder dry conditions threatened to spread the flames further, a provincial minister said. The largely evacuated town of Fort Nelson in British Columbia …

13 05, 2024

Decayed, Broken Utility Pole Caused Largest Wildfire in Texas History: Report

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LUBBOCK — A decayed utility pole that broke, causing power wires to fall on dry grass in the Texas Panhandle, sparked the state’s largest wildfire in history, a Texas House committee confirmed Wednesday. And other poorly maintained power equipment sparked …

14 05, 2024

Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches Facility for Cargo and War-on-Land Risks in Ukraine

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Insurance broker WTW announced a partnership with Ukrainian insurer, VUSO, to provide a London-market-backed facility covering cargo and, crucially, war-on-land risks. This exclusive facility – which WTW describes as a market first – provides prearranged war insurance capacity, offers much …

13 05, 2024

Western Canada Wildfires Prompt Evacuations, Air Quality Warnings

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The season’s first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces. In British …

14 05, 2024

Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches Facility for Cargo and War-on-Land Risks in Ukraine

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Insurance broker WTW announced a partnership with Ukrainian insurer, VUSO, to provide a London-market-backed facility covering cargo and, crucially, war-on-land risks. This exclusive facility – which WTW describes as a market first – provides prearranged war insurance capacity, offers much …