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Major Japan Quake Topples Buildings, Killing at Least 30 People
At least 30 people were killed and scores injured in a powerful earthquake that hit off the Noto Peninsula on Japan's northwest coast, toppling buildings, buckling roads and triggering a blaze that ...
Hallmark Financial to Voluntarily Delist From Nasdaq
Property/casualty insurer Hallmark Financial Services said it has voluntarily delisted from Nasdaq after failing to meet requirements to remain on the stock ...
Reinsurance Buyers Find ‘Smoother’ January Renewals With Ample Capacity: Guy Carpenter
Ceding companies are finding that a responsive reinsurance market has materialized for the Jan. 1, 2024 renewals — a reflection of ample capacity and a commercial ...
Japan Orders 4 Non-Life Insurers to End Anti-Competitive Business Practices
Japan ordered four major non-life insurance companies to improve business practices in connection with anti-competitive activity that aimed to keep premiums high, Finance ...
New Year’s Day Road Deaths Expected to Decline This Year
An estimated 375 people could die on U.S. roads this New Year's Day holiday period, according to analysis by the National Safety Council (NSC). This number is down 8 percent from the 408 deaths ...
Analysis: Strong El Niño Could Equate to More Floods This Winter
A recent analysis by NASA's sea level change science team finds that if a strong El Nino develops this winter, coastal cities along the western U.S. seaboard could see an increase in the frequency of ...
Self-Driving Cars Could Be on UK Roads by 2026
Self-driving cars could be on some British roads by 2026, the country's transport minister Mark Harper said on Wednesday. Cars with full self-driving technology are not currently permitted on ...
FDA Wants More Power to Recall Drugs, Require Inspections of Eyedrop Makers
When you buy eyedrops at a U.S. store, you might assume you're getting a product made in a clean, well-maintained factory that's passed muster with health regulators. But repeated recalls involving ...