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Titanic Sub Victims’ Families Could Sue Despite Liability Waivers
Liability waivers signed by passengers on a submersible lost at sea during a dive to the Titanic wreck may not shield the vessel's owner from potential lawsuits by the victims' families, legal ...
3M Reaches Tentative $10.3B Deal Over US ‘Forever Chemicals’ Claims
3M Co has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with a host of U.S. public water systems to resolve water pollution claims tied to "forever chemicals," the chemical company announced on Thursday. The ...
New Railroad Rule Would Require Alert to First Responders Within 10 Miles of Derailment
Federal regulators want first responders to a train derailment to know exactly what they are dealing with even before they reach the scene, because the dangerous chemicals trains carry might require ...
Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at bolt, HUB, Canopius
InsurTech bolt announced a partnership with Bamboo, a property/casualty insurance organization. The partnership brings bolt's smartphone protection product into Bamboo's digital ecosystem. Bamboo is ...
HELIXintel Secures Series A to Expand in Building Management Industry
HELIXintel, a platform providing building management, predictive analytics, and equipment management, has concluded a series A funding round. National Grid Partners, the corporate venture and ...
Accelerant Launches Exchange for Specialty Underwriters
The Accelerant Risk Exchange, now in beta testing, is available to member specialty underwriters, insurers and risk capital partners, stated a news release issued today. Founded in 2018 to support ...
Aon: Top Trends for Growth Offer $200B Opportunity for Insurance Industry
Technology is the biggest driver of current and future trends offering risk and opportunity for the insurance industry, according to a newly released report. Prescriptive analytics, shared mobility ...
Lawsuit: Insufficient Testing May Have Put Titanic Sub Passengers in Extreme Danger
The company whose submersible vanished in the North Atlantic on a tourist dive to the wreck of the Titanic was repeatedly warned that there might be catastrophic safety problems posed by the way it ...