Ransomware, Extortion Claims See ‘Worrying Resurgence,’ Says Allianz November 8, 2023 By Insurance Journal Following two years of high but stable loss activity, 2023 has seen a “worrying resurgence” in ransomware and extortion claims...
Nearly 1M Chickens Will Be Killed on a Minnesota Farm Because of Bird Flu November 8, 2023 By Josh Funk Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly...
Catalytic Converter Thefts Down by Half as Precious Metal Prices Drop November 8, 2023 By Jim Sams The number of insurance claims filed for catalytic converter thefts plummeted this year after rising dramatically in 2021 and 2022....
GM to Halt Production of Cruise Driverless Van November 7, 2023 By Akanksha Khushi, Mrinmay Dey and David Shepardson General Motors said Monday it plans to temporarily halt production of its fully autonomous Cruise Origin van just days after...
Thousands of Black Women Claim Hair Relaxers Gave Them Cancer November 7, 2023 By Mike Spector, Richa Naidu and Kristina Cooke Sheila Bush, a cosmetologist, was lounging in the recliner at her St. Louis-area home last winter when an advertisement from...
Russia Says Baltic Telecoms Cable Was Damaged Just Before Nearby Gas Pipeline November 7, 2023 By Mark Trevelyan A Russian fiber optic cable under the Baltic Sea was damaged last month only 28 km (17 miles) from where...
South Florida P/C Insurance Agent Charged With Swiping $131,000 in Premiums November 7, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A south Florida insurance agent has been charged with absconding with more than $130,000 in premiums, leaving property owners uninsured...
Another Ex-Player is Alleging Blackhawks` Former Video Coach Sexually Assaulted Him in 2009-10 November 7, 2023 CHICAGO (AP) — A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team`s former...
Mind-Altering Ketamine Becomes New Pain Treatment, Despite Little Research or Regulation November 7, 2023 By Matthew Perrone WASHINGTON (AP) — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is...
Right Turn on Red? US Cities Are Considering Bans November 7, 2023 By Jeff McMurray CHICAGO (AP) — Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June...