Tulsa Commission to Study Reparations for 1921 Race Massacre Victims and Descendants
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review a 2023 report …
Push for Flood Mitigation Draws Concerns Over Impact in Mississippi and Louisiana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says …
Texas Carbon Monoxide Poisonings Spike After Hurricane Beryl
Texas lawmakers nearly three years ago promised changes to prevent the devastation from a deadly winter storm from happening again. But the damage caused by Hurricane Beryl last month shows that much remains the same, particularly when it comes to …
Justice Deptartment Launches Whistleblower Program Aimed at Corporate Crime
The U.S. Justice Department on Aug. 1 debuted its first-ever whistleblower program offering monetary awards to tipsters who report certain types of corporate misconduct, an effort designed to ratchet up the pressure on companies who face allegations of wrongdoing. The …
Authorities Investigating After Worker Killed at Tampa Airport by Falling Equipment
A worker who was fatally injured at Tampa International Airport last week was struck by a piece of heavy equipment that fell from a track, according to news reports. Authorities said Cesar Hernandez Donu, 29, of Seffner, Florida, was working …
Containment Increased on Massive Wildfire, 640 Structures Destroyed
Firefighters have increased containment on the 627-square-mile Park Fire near Chico, California, which is now 34% contained. The fire, now the fourth largest wildfire in history, is 401,740 acres. It was 24% contained on Friday. It has destroyed 640 structures …
Deputy ID’d in Florida Shooting That Killed One, Injured 2 Other Officers
Authorities have released the name of a Florida sheriff’s deputy killed in what officials called an ambush shooting that wounded two other deputies as they tried to reach him after all responded to a disturbance in a home. Master Deputy …
A Gas Carrier Faking Its Location Helps Russia Avoid Sanctions
A liquefied natural gas tanker that’s docked at a sanctioned Russian gas facility has no known insurer, is managed by a little-known Indian company and is pretending to be somewhere else. Samir Madani, co-founder of TankerTrackers.com, identified the ship recently …
Hurricane Slams Florida After Gaining Fury in Warm Waters
Hurricane Debby slammed into Florida southeast of Tallahassee as a Category 1 storm after intensifying over warm waters, the latest evidence that this will be a robust season for tropical cyclones. The storm’s top winds reached 80 miles (130 kilometers) …
CrowdStrike Rejects Delta Air Lines Claims Over Flight Woes
CrowdStrike on Sunday rejected a claim by Delta Air Lines that it should be blamed for flight disruptions following a July 19 global outage sparked by a faulty update, and suggested it had minimal potential liability. Delta CEO Ed Bastian …
Pennsylvania Says U.S. Deal With Norfolk Southern Falls Short
Pennsylvania officials contend that a $310 million federal government settlement reached with Norfolk Southern Railway Co. over the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio does not adequately meet the needs of Pennsylvanians affected by the tragedy. In a letter …
People Moves: QBE Promotes Desch as German General Mgr; Trium Syndicate Taps TMK’s Metsanvirta as Active U/W; Markel Announces Key Hires for Singapore, HK
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE Europe, Trium Syndicate, and Markel in Singapore and Hong Kong. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Promotes Desch as German General Manager QBE has named Fabian Desch …
Transit Driver Disabled Due to Overheated Cab Can Keep His $11.6 Million Award
A New Jersey Transit driver who suffered career-ending injuries from overheating after he was ordered to operate a train even though his cab’s temperature was 114 degrees can keep his $11.6 million jury award. Over objections by New Jersey Transit …
How Iran Oil Link Could Complicate Insurance Claims After Tankers Collide Off Singapore
A collision between two tankers off Singapore in July raises questions over insurance claims, as one of the vessels previously shipped Iranian oil, potentially complicating payments due to Western sanctions, ship-trackers and industry sources say. WHAT HAPPENED? The Singapore-flagged Hafnia …
China Asks Large State Financial Institutions to Drop Auditor PwC, Sources Say
Chinese regulators have in recent months asked several large state-owned clients of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to drop the auditor as it braces for penalties over its work for troubled property developer Evergrande, said two sources. The regulators, mainly the Ministry of …
Experts Say More Collaboration Needed for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Risk
Insurers continue to grapple with elusive and ever changing cyber risks in the critical infrastructure sector, and Matthew McCabe, managing director for Guy Carpenter’s Cyber Center of Excellence, said he sees a three-party system emerging between insurers, policyholders, and the …
NHTSA: 51 Million Air Bag Inflators Pose Safety Risks Despite Automaker Objections
A U.S. regulator said on Wednesday it still believes that air bag inflators in 49 million U.S. vehicles assembled by 13 automakers pose serious safety risks and it is considering issuing a recall. The issue has been linked to one …
TikTok Sued by US for Allegedly Breaking Kids’ Privacy Law
TikTok was sued by the US for allegedly collecting data on children in violation of an online privacy act, three months after the popular video app sued the government over a law that could ban it across the country. In …
Insurer’s Lack of Repairs Caused Woman’s Death After Ian, Florida Lawsuit Says
Just as another hurricane hit Florida, the child of a central Florida woman is litigating a claim from a previous storm – Hurricane Ian in 2022. This time, though, the plaintiff claims not only breach of contract by a Florida …
Legislation Will Provide $100M in Aid to Victims of Wildfires and Flooding in New Mexico
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that will provide $100 million in emergency aid to victims of recent wildfires and flooding in Lincoln County. The spending bill includes $70 million for local governments to use as zero-interest …
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