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Firefighters Battle Three Major Wildfires in Arizona
Hundreds of firefighters continued to battle three major wildfires burning in forested mountains and desert hills across Arizona. Crews were fighting fires in the Santa Catalina Mountains in the ...
Opinion: Coronavirus Lockdown Heightens Workplace Bullying and Harassment
Working from home should have liberated employees from toxic workplace behavior such as bullying and harassment. Amid the lockdowns, gone are undesired office encounters, business trips, ...
1 in 4 U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Are Coming From Nursing Home Residents
Nursing home residents account for nearly 1 in 10 of all the coronavirus cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data ...
Australia Government, Critical Infrastructure Targeted by State-Based Hackers
Australia's government, health and education services and various industries are being targeted by sophisticated state-based cyber attacks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday. Morrison said ...
Insurers Worry About Legionnaires’ Risks as Buildings Reopen
Commercial insurers are scrutinizing building managers' efforts to avoid outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease as they re-open movie theaters, gyms, schools and offices that had been closed for months ...
U.S. Commercial Lines Has Plenty of Room for Improvement: Fitch
With an industry overall combined ratio for 2019 hovering just below 100, and individual lines like long-tail liability moving 10 points over breakeven, the U.S. commercial lines market has "plenty ...
Swedish Example Inspires UK Insurers in Bid to Avoid Coronavirus Biz Income Payouts
Insurers are set to argue against paying out fully on claims made by businesses forced to shut because of the pandemic, saying that shops in Sweden lost money even without a strict lockdown. The ...
Trade Disruption Possible if Sailors Stranded by COVID Restrictions Refuse to Work
Merchant ship crew members stranded at sea for months due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions could now start refusing to further extend their contracts and stop working, potentially ...