U.S.
PFAS Liability for Water District Remediation Costs Estimated Up to $175B
Economic liability associated with the remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in U.S. water districts is estimated to be between $120 billion and $175 billion, according ...
Officials Grapple With Increasing Western Wildfires
Experts say that decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ...
Study Shows Saharan Dust Plumes Impact Hurricanes in the U.S.
Giant plumes of Sahara Desert dust that gust across the Atlantic can suppress hurricane formation over the ocean and affect weather in North America, according to findings of a newly released study ...
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Prevail in California Gig-Worker Ruling
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. can keep classifying California drivers as independent contractors, after the state's top court said a company-backed law passed by voters doesn't wrongly curtail ...
FTC Called on to Investigate Automakers’ Sale of Driving Data Used by Insurers
Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers' driving data to brokers who package it and then sell it to insurance companies. In a letter ...
U.S. Judge Will Not Block FTC Ban on Worker ‘Noncompete’ Agreements
A federal judge, last Tuesday, rejected a bid by a tree-trimming company to block a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly ...
California Commissioner Announces FAIR Plan Modernization Deal
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said on Friday that he and the California Fair Plan have agreed to establishing a new high-value commercial coverage option with limits up to $20 ...
AM Best: No Relief for Homeowners Line Hit With $15.2B U/W Loss in 2023
The U.S. homeowners insurance segment suffered a $15.2 billion underwriting loss in 2023, more than double the losses seen in the previous year and the line's worst underwriting results since at ...