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Judge Won’t Dismiss Lawsuits Against Travis Scott Over Deadly Astroworld Concert 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 …
POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 6:00 AM |
Here’s Why Experts Don’t Think Cloud Seeding Caused Dubai Flooding 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 …
POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 5:39 AM |
US Revives Net Neutrality to Establish Authority Over Internet 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 …
POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 5:35 AM |
Lockton Re: Hypothetical Cyber Event Offers Carriers an Opportunity to Review Risks 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 …
POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 5:30 AM |
Price or Safety? Priorities Change for Small Businesses After a Workers Comp Claim 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 …
POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 5:28 AM |
EU Should Revisit Bank and Insurer Capital Rules: French President Macron French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday for a revision of how Europe applies minimum capital rules to banks and insurers so that they are not too risk-averse and Europe is put at an economic disadvantage. The Basel Committee of …
POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 5:06 AM |
Employer Can’t Deny Comp Claim in Shooting Then Argue Immunity, Court Says An employer cannot deny a workers’ compensation claim on the grounds that a shooting injury was not work-related then turn around and argue it has immunity from a tort lawsuit because the incident happened at work, a Florida appeals court …
POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 5:01 AM |
Family of Nigerian Businessman Killed in California Helicopter Crash Sues Charter Company The family of a Nigerian business leader who died in a Southern California helicopter crash that killed five others in February filed a lawsuit claiming the flight should have been grounded because of treacherous weather. Relatives of Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the …
POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 5:00 AM |
Orion180 Launches Homeowners Insurance in Arizona Orion180 is expanding its homeowners insurance services to Arizona under a push by the company into the Western U.S. Orion180 currently operates in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina through its two insurance carriers. The company …
POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 5:00 AM |
Boston Agent Charged With Creating Fake Insurance Policies to Collect Commissions A Boston man has been charged with a fraud scheme in which prosecutors say he collected about $45,000 in unearned sales commissions on insurance policies he created using personally identifiable information stolen from individuals. The state attorney general’s office announced …
POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 5:00 AM |
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