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Cyber Attack Targets easyJet, Netting Personal Details for 9 Million Customers
A cyber attack on British airline easyJet accessed the email and travel details of around nine million customers, as well as the credit card details of more than 2,000 of them, it said on Tuesday. ...
Ethiopian Airlines Expects Boeing 738 MAX Compensation Agreement by June 30
Ethiopian Airlines expects a settlement with planemaker Boeing by end of June over compensation related to the 737 MAX grounding in March 2019 following two fatal crashes, CEO Tewolde Gebremariam ...
A.M. Best Says Stress Tests Show Most Insurers Can Handle Balance Sheet Pandemic Hit
Analysts at the AM Best ratings firm say their initial stress tests of insurance companies globally to gauge the preliminary impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on their financial strength found good ...
Google Reportedly Likely to Face Antitrust Suits From U.S. State Attorneys General
A group of state attorneys general led by Texas are likely to file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google and are working on potential litigation for later this year, a person familiar ...
U.S. Employers Veer Away From Coronavirus ‘Immunity Tests’ as They Prepare to Reopen
U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to reopen factories and other workplaces. Blood tests that check for antibodies to ...
U.S. Issues Advisory to Help Ship Owners, Insurers Avoid Sanctions Penalties
The Trump administration on Thursday issued guidelines to help ship owners and insurers avoid the risks of sanctions penalties, standards that maritime players and a senior State Department official ...
Lloyd’s COVID-19 Claims Payouts to Rival 9/11 Terror Attacks
Lloyd's of London revealed it will pay claims in the range of $3 billion to $4.3 billion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This payout is on par with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which cost ...
COVID-19 Fallout: Pressure Grows for Workers Comp Federal Backstop
An executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week is the most aggressive yet among the directives issued by 13 states that require workers compensation insurers to pay at least some ...