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Maryland Sues Gore-Tex Maker Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollution
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2024
Maryland Sues Gore-Tex Maker Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollution
Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after learning about serious health risks associated with them. The complaint, which was …
New York State Government to Monitor Its AI Use
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2024
New York State Government to Monitor Its AI Use
New York state government agencies will have to conduct reviews and publish reports that detail how they’re using artificial intelligence software, under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul, a Democrat, signed the bill last week after it …
Bird Flu Likely Mutated Within a Louisiana Patient: CDC
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2024
Bird Flu Likely Mutated Within a Louisiana Patient: CDC
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week. Scientists believe the mutations may allow …
Iowa Contractor Agrees to Consent Order Over Unlicensed Public Adjusting
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2024
Iowa Contractor Agrees to Consent Order Over Unlicensed Public Adjusting
The Iowa Insurance Division last month entered into a consent order with a contractor who had made claims they were offering services that require a public adjuster license. Central Iowa Gutter and Donald Smart have agreed to make changes to …
Some Property Catastrophe Rates Fall 5%-15% as Reinsurers’ Appetite Grows: Report
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2024
Some Property Catastrophe Rates Fall 5%-15% as Reinsurers’ Appetite Grows: Report
Global reinsurers’ appetite rose for property catastrophe during the upcoming January renewals, which have seen risk-adjusted reinsurance rate reductions of 5%-15% for loss-free accounts, according to a renewal report published by Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan. Property …
Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi Kill 2 and Injure 6
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2024
Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi Kill 2 and Injure 6
HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Strong storms …
Top South Central Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2024
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2024
Top South Central Region Insurance Journal Stories of 2024
Readers of Insurance Journal were drawn to South Central headlines detailing the complexities facing the insurance industry, from legal and regulatory issues to the evolving landscape of cyber threats and natural disasters. Other popular topics include insurance fraud and unscrupulous …
One Dead, Two Hurt After Tyson Foods Plant Fire in Georgia
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2024
One Dead, Two Hurt After Tyson Foods Plant Fire in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — A woman died and two other people were hospitalized with injuries after a fire at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia, state officials said Friday. A wall fell on the cab of an 18-wheel truck parked …
‘Baby Driver’ Actor Hudson Meek Remembered After Fall from Car in Alabama
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2024
‘Baby Driver’ Actor Hudson Meek Remembered After Fall from Car in Alabama
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said. Meek, 16, was hurt on Dec. 19 while on a street in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of …
Trump Fails to Win New Trial in E. Jean Carroll Sex-Abuse Case
Insurance Journal | December 30, 2024
Trump Fails to Win New Trial in E. Jean Carroll Sex-Abuse Case
A federal appeals court denied Donald Trump’s request for a new trial in New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse lawsuit, dealing a blow to the president-elect as he seeks to put his legal woes behind him before taking …