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The Trump administration is formally proposing to scrap the U.S. government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases as an air pollutant, a move that sets the stage to severely weaken Washington’s ability to fight climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency on …
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Natural disasters across the globe cost insurers $80 billion during the first half of 2025, up from $64 billion in H1 2024, according to Munich Re’s mid-year natural disaster report. On the other hand, overall economic losses (which include insured …
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The reversal of dozens of enforcement actions by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has jeopardized more than $360 million in compensation to consumers allegedly harmed by financial companies, according to an analysis released Tuesday by pro-consumer organizations. The compensation …
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Shanghai is bracing for heavy rain from a tropical storm tracking toward China’s financial hub, a day after flooding killed 30 people in Beijing and cut power to villages.
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Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got on the father’s hands when he moved it, according to an updated lawsuit filed last week. …
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India issued guidelines to protect solar power equipment from potential cyberattacks, responding to industry concerns that imported China-made parts may be putting the grid at risk. Suppliers of inverters — devices that turn direct current into electricity for homes and …
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As a transportation claims specialist, I’m increasingly seeing evidence that thieves are exploiting weaknesses within technologies intended to improve efficiency in the supply chain, and the logistics industry is struggling to fight back. This has led to a spate of …
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The chair of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will introduce broad aviation safety legislation on Tuesday on the eve of a three-day investigative hearing into the January 29 collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that …
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A decision by a federal appeals court last week shows what limited options insurance carriers have when they discover major misrepresentation by the insured long after claims have been paid. The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last week found …
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U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life said on Saturday that hackers stole the personal information of the majority of its customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees in the United States. The insurance giant’s filing with Maine’s attorney general did …
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