25 10, 2023

Markets/Coverages: USQRisk Starts Corporate Cyber MGA

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USQRisk, the international managing general agent specializing in alternative risk transfer solutions, has announced the launch of Pera, a managing general agent providing cyber and blended cyber and technology E&O insurance to large U.S. domiciled corporate risks. Pera is a …

26 10, 2023

World’s Ghost Fleet in Focus Over US Russian Price-Cap Crackdown

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U.S. penalties on shippers transporting Russian oil in breach of the G7’s price cap could push more Russian cargoes onto vessels referred to as the ghost fleet and away from mainstream tankers, shipping sources and analysts told Reuters. The cap …

25 10, 2023

GE, Safran Find Bogus Parts on More Jet Engines in AOG Probe

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CFM International Inc. identified more aircraft engines and forged documents linked to the UK parts distributor behind an alleged scheme to sell aircraft components backed by forged records. An extensive review by the engine-making joint venture of General Electric Co. …

26 10, 2023

EPA Proposes Banning Cancer-Causing Chemical TCE Used in Automotive Care

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, furniture care and arts and crafts spray coating. The move would end a nearly four decade …

25 10, 2023

Hurricane Otis Makes Landfall Near Acapulco as Category 5 Storm

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Hurricane Otis made landfall near the tourist hotspot of Acapulco on Mexico’s Pacific Coast as a deadly Category 5 hurricane with winds capable of collapsing homes, ripping apart power lines and tossing trees. The storm made landfall around 2:25 a.m. …

26 10, 2023

Probe of Damaged Baltic Sea Pipeline, Telecoms Cable Focuses on Chinese-Owned Ship

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Estonia’s investigation into a damaged Baltic Sea telecoms cable will focus on the actions of a Chinese-owned vessel, the country’s prosecutor general said, after Finland blamed damage to a nearby pipeline on a ship. Early on Oct. 8, a gas …

25 10, 2023

Delayed Autopsies Pile Up in Mississippi, Complicating Insurance, Legal Questions

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Incomplete homicide autopsy reports have continued to pile up in Mississippi – despite tough-on-crime talk by state leaders ahead of the Nov. 7 general election. Police officers and prosecutors rely on medical examiners` autopsy reports to …

26 10, 2023

Australia Court Rules Carnival Negligent Over Cruise’s COVID Risks in Landmark Ruling

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A cruise operator that failed to cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a major COVID-19 outbreak was ruled negligent in its duty of care to passengers in an Australian class-action case Wednesday. The Ruby Princess ocean liner left …

23 10, 2023

4 Cows Killed in Truck Rollover Crash in Connecticut; Another 6 Euthanized

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A tractor-trailer carrying 44 dairy cows crashed on a Connecticut highway exit ramp early Thursday, killing eight of the animals immediately while another six had to be euthanized because of their injuries, state police and agriculture officials said. Police and …

26 10, 2023

Ukraine Sees Russian Cyberattacks Growing More Sophisticated

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A senior Ukrainian official said Russian cyberattacks are growing more sophisticated and have become daily occurrences aimed at disrupting vital infrastructure during wartime. Deputy Foreign Minister Anton Demokhin, who’s also the ministry’s chief digital transformation officer, said hackers continue to …