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Officials Grapple With Increasing Western Wildfires
Experts say that decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ...
Nationwide Plans 5% Reduction in Employee Headcount
Nationwide said late last week that it is reducing its headcount by about 5 percent over the next year. "We can't speculate on the total number of job impacts," said Nationwide in a statement. ...
Study Shows Saharan Dust Plumes Impact Hurricanes in the U.S.
Giant plumes of Sahara Desert dust that gust across the Atlantic can suppress hurricane formation over the ocean and affect weather in North America, according to findings of a newly released study ...
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Prevail in California Gig-Worker Ruling
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. can keep classifying California drivers as independent contractors, after the state's top court said a company-backed law passed by voters doesn't wrongly curtail ...
FTC Called on to Investigate Automakers’ Sale of Driving Data Used by Insurers
Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers' driving data to brokers who package it and then sell it to insurance companies. In a letter ...
Cowbell Secures $60M Series C Funding From Zurich
Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced on July 26 that it has closed a $60 million Series C equity investment from Zurich Insurance Group, a ...
U.S. Judge Will Not Block FTC Ban on Worker ‘Noncompete’ Agreements
A federal judge, last Tuesday, rejected a bid by a tree-trimming company to block a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to ...
Allstate’s National General Sued by DOJ Over Alleged Force-Placed Insurance ‘Scheme’
Allstate's National General auto insurance brand has been sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that National General and subsidiaries "engaged in a scheme to defraud customers" by ...