Government
Bipartisan Report Calls for New Strategy, Cabinet Post to Fight Opioid Epidemic
The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan congressional commission advises. With vastly powerful synthetic ...
Insurer Groups Sue to Stop Washington Credit Scoring Regulations
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association, the Professional Insurance Agents of Washington, and the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Washington jointly filed two legal actions ...
Picture an experienced underwriter who’s spent 30 years building carrier relationships, spotting risks others miss, and mentoring producers. Over the...
U.S. Offers States $1.15B to Clean Up Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
The Biden administration on Monday said it would make $1.15 billion available to states to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells as part of a broad effort to reduce U.S. climate warming emissions and ...
White House Unveils Plan to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Water Utilities
The White House on Thursday unveiled a plan to beef up cybersecurity in the nation's water sector, an extension of its efforts to thwart attacks against critical infrastructure including electricity ...
Florida Senator Tries Cat Fund Changes to Cut Cost of Property Insurance
Seeing no action on bills that would address Florida's spiraling property insurance problems head-on, one state senator took a different route Thursday and proposed reducing insurers' payments to the ...
Biden Administration’s Delay in Creating New Cybersecurity Board Prompts Criticism
It's a key part of President Joe Biden's plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns: creating a board of experts that would investigate major incidents to see what went ...
San Jose Votes to Require Gun Liability Insurance
The city council in San Jose's, Calif., voted on Tuesday to become the nation's first city to require gun owners to purchase insurance coverage. Funds from an accompanying annual fee of $25 will go ...
Biden Administration Unveils ‘Wildfire Crisis Strategy’ for Western States
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a 10-year plan to treat and maintain millions of additional acres of forests in the western United States to reduce the severity of seasonal wildfires. ...