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PE-backed Insurance Broker Hub International Files Confidentially for U.S. IPO
Private equity-backed insurance broker Hub International announced on Friday that it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States. The Chicago-based company was valued ...
Older Buildings, Substandard Construction Left Venezuela Vulnerable to Earthquakes
Older buildings, substandard construction, and geography left many neighborhoods in Venezuela vulnerable to strong earthquakes like the ones that struck the country this week. Engineers and other ...
Supply Shocks Beyond Hormuz: Other Ports Face ‘High’ Risk of Disruption
Supply chain shocks extend beyond the Strait of Hormuz, according to research from Verisk Maplecroft, which finds roughly one-third of major ports and airports are exposed to 'high' or 'very high' ...
California’s Major Fault Intersection at Highest Stress Level in 1,000 Years: Study
Southern California's major fault system is more stressed than at any point in the last 1,000 years, according to a new study by the University of Bern. Cajon Pass, where the San Andreas and San ...
Canadian Workers Have Few Protections Against Workplace Surveillance
Canadian employees have few legal protections against workplace monitoring, experts said, after TD Bank told some staff it would use software to track their work activity, raising concerns about ...
Deadly Neglect Lawsuits, Fines Follow Ohio Nursing Home Chain
A pressure ulcer slowly tore open a hole in the skin over Sam Frank Ray's tailbone, leaving his raw bone exposed for weeks to the infection that eventually killed him, according to a lawsuit his ...
NAIC Says Data Taken in Hack Has Been Published Online
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) now says the data taken earlier this month from its information technology systems has been published online by the hackers responsible. In ...
U.S. Supreme Court Scales Back Roundup Cancer Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court reined in thousands of lawsuits pursued in state courts accusing Bayer of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, handing a ...