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Early 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Predicts Highly Active Season
An early forecast of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season by Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) suggests it will be an intensely active season with "activity about 30 percent above the 1991-2020 30-year norm ...
Derailment Injuring More Than 20 Prompts Feds to Review Entire NYC Subway System
Federal transit safety investigators will be reviewing all of New York City's subway operations in response to a collision and derailment that caused minor injuries to more than 20 people, the ...
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Air Pollution Plan
The U.S. Supreme Court late last month said it would hear a bid to block the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing a federal regulation aimed at reducing ozone ...
J&J to Pay $700 Million to Settle States’ Talc-Marketing Probe
Johnson & Johnson has tentatively agreed to pay about $700 million to resolve an investigation by more than 40 U.S. states of claims that it wrongfully marketed its ...
More P/C Carriers With Less Surplus: Aon Ward Analysis
As we head into 2024, many property/casualty companies are primed to grow their businesses, but not all have adequate levels of surplus to support premium growth, an Aon Ward executive said during a ...
OpenAI in Talks With Dozens of Publishers to License Content
OpenAI said it's talking to dozens of publishers about striking deals to license their articles, a broader effort than was previously known as the startup looks for content to train its artificial ...
Overwritten Alaska 737 Cockpit Voice Recorder Data Renews Industry Safety Debate
The cockpit voice recorder data on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet which lost a panel mid-flight on Friday was overwritten, U.S. authorities said, renewing attention on an industry call for ...
Guards Hired to Monitor Businessman’s Other Sites Under L.A. Freeway
More than a month after an arson fire at a storage yard damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, the state has hired security guards to watch out for smoke and other trouble at three additional sites ...
Curbing Legal System Abuse Among APCIA’s 2024 Advocacy Priorities
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) on Thursday announced its 2024 advocacy priorities, including a focus on curbing rampant legal system abuse ...