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3M, DuPont Defeat Massive Class Action Over Forever Chemicals
A U.S. appeals court on Monday handed 3M, Corteva Inc subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co and other manufacturers of toxic so-called "forever chemicals" a big win in their fight against legal ...
P/C Insurers Face Challenging Claims Dynamics as Frequency, Severity Rise: Swiss Re
The property/casualty insurance industry is confronting challenging claims dynamics, with rising frequency and severity of claims despite decreases in economic inflation, according to Swiss Re. The ...
‘A Great Partner’: Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chair Munger Dies at 99
Berkshire Hathaway released a brief statement late Tuesday announcing the death of Vice Chair Charlie Munger. "Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built to its present status without Charlie's ...
Claims or No Claims
"A Moment of Incredible Opportunities" That title on top of a series of slides presented by a featured speaker at a recent Casualty Actuarial Society annual meeting drew my attention. Alex Salkever, ...
Adding Incentives Could Boost Employee Satisfaction With In-Person Work
Justin Ryan Horton has two jobs. When he's not working 24-hour shifts as a firefighter, the 22-year-old is working as an administrative assistant for a local community college from his home in ...
Report: Auto Insurance Shopping Cools
The quarterly, year-over-year U.S. auto insurance shopping growth rate declined to -1.2 percent in Q3 2023, down from a 5.2 percent increase in Q2 2023, as rate increases and tightening budgets ...
Impaired Driving During the Holidays Increases Chances of Road Fatalities
Alcohol, drugs and fatigue are major contributors to traffic fatalities during the holiday season, according to the National Road Safety Foundation. The holiday period from Thanksgiving through New ...
Fewer Than 10% of CEOs in Britain’s Largest Companies Are Women
Even as Britain's largest companies are hiring women in executive leadership roles at the fastest pace in five years, there's a big hurdle to cross: they are still unlikely to be in influential roles ...