22 12, 2020

2019 Mississippi River Tanker Accident Caused by Poor Management, Miscommunication

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A fully loaded tanker on the Mississippi River near Reserve, La., caused $40.5 million in damage when it plowed into moored vessels, barges and infrastructure along the river in May 2019, federal transportation safety officials say. The National Transportation Safety …

22 12, 2020

Google and Others Back Facebook Lawsuit Over Surveillance Tool

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Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and other tech giants asked for permission to join Facebook Inc.’s legal fight against an Israeli company that the social media company accuses of installing malware on the phones of unsuspecting users. The companies asked the …

22 12, 2020

SolarWinds Adviser Warned of Lax Security Years Before Hack

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A former security adviser at the IT monitoring and network management company SolarWinds Corp. said he warned management of cybersecurity risks and laid out a plan to improve it that was ultimately ignored. In a 23-page PowerPoint presentation reviewed by …

22 12, 2020

East Africa’s Electric Motorbikes Are Fueling a Carbon-Free Future

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When Rwanda’s president said last August that he wanted all of the country’s motorbikes to be electric as soon as possible, Ampersand’s waiting list exploded. The country’s first electric motorbike company now has about 7,000 drivers in line for its …

22 12, 2020

Louisiana Virus Rules Dispute Returned to Lower Court

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The Louisiana Supreme Court on Dec. 21 sent a legal feud between Gov. John Bel Edwards and House Republicans over coronavirus restrictions back to district court, saying the judge ruled too quickly that the state law the GOP used to …

22 12, 2020

Combined Losses from Laura and Delta Top $5B in Louisiana

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Reported insured losses from Hurricanes Laura and Delta collectively have topped more than $5 billion as of Nov. 20, the state insurance department said. More than 236,938 claims had been reported as of Nov. 20 for the two hurricanes that …

23 12, 2020

New AAIS Fire Risk Model Approved by Florida Regulator

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Insurance advisory organization AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services) has received approval from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for its new predictive model. The AAIS Fire Loss and Mitigation Evaluation Score (FLAMES) was designed to improve on existing methods …

23 12, 2020

Cover Whale Expands Trucking Offering to Include Fleets

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Cover Whale, an insurtech with a specialty niche in the trucking and transportation segment, has expanded its trucking insurance products to include a fleet insurance program. Fleet managers and select insurance brokers now have access to the Cover Whale online …

23 12, 2020

Challenges Facing Healthcare Pros on COVID Vaccine Frontlines: Q&A with Aon Experts

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Is the U.S. healthcare industry prepared to shoulder the massive responsibility of administering an estimated 300 million COVID-19 vaccinations? Healthcare professionals will face challenges, according to experts at insurance broker Aon. Most of those giving the shots will have experience …

23 12, 2020

Walmart Denies U.S. Charges It Fueled Opioid Crisis by Filling ‘Illegitimate Prescriptions’

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The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc. on Tuesday, accusing the world’s biggest retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in the United States, ignoring warning signs from its pharmacists and filling thousands of invalid prescriptions. In a civil lawsuit in …