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PacifiCorp Case Appellate Ruling Could Jeopardize $1B in Oregon Wildfire Victim Damages
An Oregon appeals court sided with PacifiCorp on Wednesday in a ruling that could jeopardize over $1 billion in damages for victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires. The Oregon Court of ...
Investors Press Amazon, Microsoft and Google on Water, Power Use in Data Centers
Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet's Google have each recently abandoned construction of multibillion-dollar data centers over community opposition and now the companies are coming ...
Executives on the Move: New Claims Officers at Chubb, RLI
Chubb Limited announced that Kevin Rampe has been named senior vice president, Chubb Group, Global Claims Officer. The appointment is effective immediately. He will also ...
Meet the New AI Coworker Who Won’t Stop Snitching to Your Boss
The Slack messages began arriving at 5:47 a.m. on a recent Monday. Three sales proposals had gone out the previous week and none of the team members had scheduled follow-ups. The reminders were ...
What Men and Women Think About Gender and Pay: AP-NORC poll
Most working women in the U.S. believe they are disadvantaged when it comes to earning competitive wages, but many men hold a different view, according to a new AP-NORC ...
Vehicle Customization, Strong Used Car Market Create Headache for Auto Underwriters
The sheer number of vehicles with unique configurations, along with a volatile used car market, is disrupting accurate insurance valuation and cutting into insurer profits, according to a new report ...
U.S. Forecaster Expects ENSO‑Neutral to Continue, While El Nino Risk Builds
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions emerged last month, and there is an 80% chance they will continue from April to June as La Niña transitions toward El Niño, the U.S. ...
Avalanche Experts Question Guides’ Decisions on Deadly California Backcountry Trip
Two months after the deadliest avalanche in modern California history, an analysis by leading U.S. experts is questioning the decisions by the guides to lead such a large group through dangerous ...