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Farmers Insurance Further Reducing Florida Business
One month after it announced it would stop writing new homeowner policies in Florida, Farmers Insurance now says it plans to cut back further on its presence in the hurricane-prone state. The Florida ...
Report: Top Emerging Liability Trends in the Professional Services Sector
Inflation, new technology, evolving legislation and hackers for hire are just a few of the exposures facing professional services firms including management consultants, auditors, accountants, ...
Despite More Miles Driven, Traffic Fatalities Dropped in Q1 2023
An estimated 9,330 people died in traffic crashes in the first three months of 2023, down 3.3 percent compared to the 9,645 estimated fatalities during the same time in 2022, according to the ...
Heavy Punitive Damages Called for in J&J Talc Trial
Lawyers for a California man who says he developed a rare cancer from exposure to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder on Monday urged a jury to order the company to pay heavy ...
Automated Weather Insurance Could Offer Help in an Increasingly Hot World
Carlos José Báez experienced the full brunt of Hurricane Maria when it made landfall in Puerto Rico as a catastrophic storm in 2017. The auto paint shop owner, who lives in Aguas Buenas, Puerto ...
Survey: Success Awaits CPOs Embracing Digital Transformation to Focus on Operational Growth
The role of chief procurement officer (CPO) continues to face intense complexity as leaders navigate unprecedented levels of supply chain disruption coupled with procurement's increasing value ...
Organized Retail Crime Grows to a Multibillion-Dollar Problem
Top executives and major law enforcement agencies in the U.S. are fretting about organized crime rings targeting retailers' stores and trucks for goods they can resell online. Gangs of thieves ...
Climate Change Poses Added Risk to Farm Workers’ Health
Mily Trevino-Sauceda was nine when her mother fell as she worked to move irrigation pipes along rows of potato and alfalfa on an Idaho farm. Her 10-year-old brother splashed water over their mother's ...