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AM Best: Louisiana Insurance Incentive Program a “Short-Term Stopgap”
As Louisiana lawmakers adjourn Monday for a special session to address the state’s property insurance crisis, a commentary from AM Best says Louisiana’s plan to appropriate $45 million in funds to incentivize insurance companies to take on more property risk …
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 5:56 PM |
Dow Chemical to Pay $5.4M Settlement Over Michigan Chemical Spill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed $5.4 million settlement with The Dow Chemical Co. to recover costs for EPA’s cleanup work at the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River & Bay Superfund site in Midland, Michigan. EPA began a 30-day …
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 5:40 PM |
North La. Families Evacuated After Train Derails
KEATCHIE, La. (AP) – About 130 people in north Louisiana are under a mandatory evacuation Saturday after a train derailed and at least two of the cars involved began leaking hazardous products, state police said. The Union Pacific Railroad train …
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 5:33 PM |
S&P Predicts Reinsurers Will Continue Pricing Momentum During 2023
A hard market in short-tail lines – such as property and property catastrophe – across global geographies is likely to continue throughout 2023, after beginning the year with multi-decade-high pricing increases during the January 2023 reinsurance renewals, according to a …
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 5:23 PM |
W.R. Berkley: Waiting for Discipline in Property; Overall Marketplace ‘Splintered’
There is no one answer to the overall insurance industry’s place within its cyclical path. Each product line needs to be looked at individually, according to Robert Berkley, CEO of W.R. Berkley Corp. “Once upon a time, most P/C product …
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 5:22 PM |
Update: New York Gov. Hochul Seeks to Exclude Medical Malpractice From Wrongful Death Damages Bill
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will not sign the measure on her desk that seeks to expand wrongful death damages as it is written. Instead, she wants lawmakers to amend the bill to exempt medical malpractice claims from the changes …
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 4:55 PM |
SC Supreme Court: Missed Deadline Not Reason to Dismiss Workers’ Comp Fee Appeal
Judges are often sticklers for court deadlines, but they have to at least give a reason for dismissing a case when a lawyer fails to file a brief on time, the South Carolina Supreme Court said this month in a …
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 4:38 PM |
U.S. and EU to Launch First-of-its-Kind AI Agreement
The United States and European Union on Friday announced an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting and the electric grid. A senior U.S. administration official, discussing the …
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 3:26 PM |
Freight Truck, Express Bus Crash in Upstate New York Kills 6, Injures 3: Officials
LOUISVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Six people died in upstate New York when a freight truck and an express bus carrying more than a dozen people collided Saturday near the U.S.-Canada border, state police said. Three others were injured, including one …
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 3:23 PM |
National Traffic Safety Board Issues Report on Las Vegas Crash That Killed 9
Federal crash investigators have released reports and investigative material about a multi-vehicle wreck a year ago in North Las Vegas that killed a driver and his passenger in a speeding sports car and seven members of a family in a …
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 3:22 PM |
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‘Harry Potter’ star Rupert Grint says cast is ‘still trying to figure out what life looks like’
Rupert Grint shared in a new interview that he and his castmates Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are "still trying to figure out what life looks like" after starring in one of the biggest film series in history.
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 10:53 PM |
Dead humpback whale found washed ashore in New York amid uptick in endangered whale deaths along East Coast
A dead whale washed ashore in Long Island, New York, the latest whale to wash up along the East Coast in recent months
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 10:48 PM |
Biden administration proposes expanding access to no-cost birth control under Obamacare
The Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new rule expanding birth control access on Monday by removing moral exemptions for providing contraceptive coverage.
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 10:42 PM |
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro applies for U.S. tourist visa: reports
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month tourist visa in the United States to clear his head and take time off before deciding his next steps.
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 10:40 PM |
Biden touts electric vehicle tax credits with picture of him in luxury Hummer that doesn't even qualify
President Biden touted his electric vehicle tax credit on Monday with him in an expensive GMC Hummer EV that doesn't even qualify for it as Americans continue to struggle with inflation.
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 10:39 PM |
Suspect in Wisconsin double homicide arrested in Arkansas
A suspect in a Green Bay, Wisconsin, double homicide that occurred this weekend was arrested Monday in Arkansas, according to authorities.
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 10:35 PM |
CNN labels Adam Schiff a Republican during rare clash on Russia collusion: 'That turned out not to be true'
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., was mistakenly labeled a Republican while facing questions regarding his removal from the House Intelligence Committee on CNN Sunday.
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 10:30 PM |
49ers legend, Giants’ rookie Kayvon Thibodeaux trade barbs during NFC title game: ‘I don't know you'
New York Giants rookie linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux and Niners legend Joe Staley traded insults on Twitter Sunday after Thibodeaux took aim at San Francisco during the NFC title game.
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 10:28 PM |
West Virginia advances public school mandate on 'In God We Trust'
The West Virginia Senate advanced a bill requring public schools to display the phrase "In God We Trust" on every building. GOP Sen. Mike Azinger wants school pupils to put their hope in God.
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 10:27 PM |
California sees more rain, snow, frost, wind post weekend weather system
California sees more rain, snow, frost, and wind in the aftermath of the weekend weather system. The California Highway Patrol issued frost and freeze warnings.
POSTED JANUARY 30, 2023 10:26 PM |
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