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Hundreds of Thousands of Livestock Perish in Canada Floodwaters
Hundreds of thousands of livestock have perished in floodwaters in Canada's westernmost province, the British Columbia government said Thursday. Back-to-back deluges from atmospheric rivers have ...
Four Employees Sue Bristol Myers for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions
Bristol Myers Squibb Co was sued on Wednesday by four employees who said the drugmaker refused to grant them religious exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and threatened to fire ...
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China Starts Letting Insurers Lend Securities, Possibly Boosting Short Selling
China on Friday authorized its insurers to take part in securities lending, potentially boosting short-selling activities in the country's stock and bond markets. Chinese banks, brokerages and mutual ...
Lessons from CNA, JBS and Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Payments
In March 2021, CNA Financial Corp., one of the country's largest insurance companies, suffered a ransomware attack from a cybercriminal group called Phoenix. The attackers pressured the insurer to ...
Bias Education Required For Actuaries Issuing Statements of Opinion
The American Academy of Actuaries has revised the qualification standards for actuaries who issue statements of actuarial opinion (SAOs) in the United States, the association announced this week. The ...
Insurers Taking Note of Big Verdicts, But Trial Lawyers Don’t Expect Big Changes
When CVS Pharmacies announced that it was closing 900 stores around the country just weeks after a Georgia appeals court upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the company, some saw ...
Wildfire Risk MGA Delos Raises $5.3M for Further California Expansion
Delos Insurance Solutions, a catastrophe insurance MGA focused on California wildfire-related risks, raised $5.3 million in seed funding designed to fuel further expansion in the state. "With this ...
European Insurers Brace for Sanctions Over Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
A simmering threat of sanctions against the operator of the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline risks shutting off cover from European insurers for the politically-sensitive project to bring Russian ...