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COVID-19 in 2020: Most Read Business Interruption Stories
In the heat of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, carriers have followed the issue of business interruption coverage quite closely. Here, Carrier Management highlights some of its most-read stories on ...
Tesla Loses Effort to Block Lawsuit Claiming Racism at California Factory
A federal judge rejected Tesla Inc's effort to dismiss claims by two former workers that the California electric car factory where they worked was a hotbed of racial hostility, clearing the way for a ...
Growing Evidence of Vitamin E Acetate Link to Vaping Ills
Most patients stricken in a wave of vaping-related injuries had vitamin E acetate in their lungs, U.S. health officials found, reinforcing a suspected link between the compound and an outbreak that ...
AP Feature: 2019 Problems With PG&E Not the First
The state senators grilling the CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. were upset—like millions of other Californians, some spent days in the dark when the nation's largest utility shut off power ...
NIST Study Finds Race Bias In AI Face Scanning Tech
Many facial recognition systems misidentify people of color more often than white people, according to a U.S. government study released on Thursday that is likely to increase skepticism of technology ...
Court Orders Cox Communications to Pay $1B in Piracy Infringement Case
A U.S. District Court jury on Thursday found telecom company Cox Communications Inc liable to pay $1 billion to music labels and publishers over piracy infringement on more than 10,000 works. Over 50 ...
The Latest Launches From The Hartford and Zurich
The Hartford said it has expanded its offerings designed to protect customers from cyber attack risks. Zurich and InsurTech managing general underwriter Vindati have launched a new stand-alone Motor ...
It Burns: EU Court Rules Airlines Can Be Held Liable for Spilled Coffee
It might be harder to get hot coffee at 30,000 feet after the European Union's top court said that airlines can be held responsible for injuries caused by spilled drinks, even if it isn't clear how ...