26 04, 2024

Price or Safety? Priorities Change for Small Businesses After a Workers Comp Claim

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Previous workers’ compensation claims can present an opportunity for agents serving small-business clients. The Hanover’s “2024 Small Business Risk Report: A Focus on Workers’ Compensation,” which surveyed 300 small business owners, found that a workers’ compensation claim experience can influence …

26 04, 2024

Lockton Re: Hypothetical Cyber Event Offers Carriers an Opportunity to Review Risks

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A simulated cyber catastrophe highlights the benefits and problems cyber insurance carriers will encounter as a result, according to a report released by Lockton Re. The report, “A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Preparing for Ivan Wiper,” focuses on the consequences of …

26 04, 2024

US Revives Net Neutrality to Establish Authority Over Internet

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US regulators reinstated net neutrality rules that aim to ensure everything on the internet is equally accessible, reclaiming authority over broadband service and setting the stage for legal challenges. The Federal Communications Commission’s Democratic majority adopted rules that bar broadband …

26 04, 2024

Here’s Why Experts Don’t Think Cloud Seeding Caused Dubai Flooding

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With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai, meteorologists said. Cloud seeding, although decades old, is still controversial in the weather …

26 04, 2024

Judge Won’t Dismiss Lawsuits Against Travis Scott Over Deadly Astroworld Concert

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HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge. State District Judge …

26 04, 2024

Central US Braces for Severe Weather Outbreak

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An active weather pattern could bring destructive tornadoes, heavy rains, large hail and strong wind gusts to parts of the central United States over the next several days, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service and Accuweather. Two strong …

26 04, 2024

Missouri House Backs Legal Shield for Weedkiller Maker Facing Cancer Lawsuits

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The manufacturer of a popular weedkiller won support Wednesday from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers its product could cause cancer. The …

26 04, 2024

Class Action Opposes Limiting Ship’s Liability for Baltimore Bridge Collapse

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A Baltimore small business has filed a class action against the owner and operator of the cargo ship Dali that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month. The suit, filed Thursday by the Karen Austin, the founder of …

26 04, 2024

Report: Cybercrime ‘A Thriving Business’ as US Claims Frequency Rises

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Cyber claims frequency in the U.S. rose 13% last year, a new report shows. According to Coalition’s 2024 Cyber Claims Report, released this week, cybercrime is “a thriving business that adversely impacts” the economy. In 2023, there were more than …

19 04, 2024

Uncertainty Keeps Prices Up; No Prior-Year Loss Development: Travelers

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With its personal lines business benefiting from the impact of rate increases earning into the book, and the commercial lines insurance premium changes staying in double-digits, Travelers reported $1.1 billion in net income for the first quarter. Still, it was …