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Electrical Blackouts on Cargo Ship Before Baltimore Bridge Collapse
The cargo ship Dali experienced electrical blackouts about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and yet again shortly before it slammed into the Francis Key Bridge and killed six ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Reveals $6.7B Stake in Insurer Chubb
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unveiled a $6.7 billion stake in insurer Chubb Ltd., ending months of suspense over its mystery position in a financial firm, previously kept concealed in ...
Patents for Sale? State Farm Reveals Website of Inventions
State Farm announced that it has launched a new website to showcase some of its patented technology, and making it available for licensing, purchase or collaboration opportunities. "State Farm is ...
NCCI Workers Comp Report Highlights a Healthy Line
The performance of the U.S. workers compensation system remains strong according to the 2023 metrics released yesterday by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). Private carriers ...
Workforce Drug Test Cheating Surged in 2023
Overall Drug Positivity Holds Steady at Historically High Rates while Marijuana Positivity Continued Upward Climb in the General U.S. Workforce A new report highlights the startling upward trend of ...
Waymo’s Automated Driving Technology Under Investigation
The U.S. government's highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo's self-driving vehicles. The National Highway Traffic ...
Farmers to Resume Offering Key Lines of Business Insurance in California
Farmers Insurance says it will resume accepting new business commercial multi-peril applications for auto service & repair, habitational, manufacturing, real estate and wholesale distribution ...
EverPeak Launches, Offers Workers Comp for Hard-to-Place Industries
EverPeak Insurance, in partnership with an "A"-rated national carrier to provide financial backing for its policies and supported by the nationally top-rated workers comp carrier Pinnacol Assurance, ...