Casino Giant MGM Expects $100M Hit from Hack that Led to Data Breach October 6, 2023 By Zeba Siddiqui MGM Resorts International said on Thursday a cyberattack last month that disrupted its operations would cause a $100 million hit... Read More
East News Mining Company Employee Killed in Western Pennsylvania Mine Accident October 6, 2023 HOLLSOPPLE, Pa. (AP) — A mining company employee was crushed to death in an accident involving a shuttle car in... Read More
Viewpoint: How Insurers Can Reconcile Claims, Customers, and Conflicts October 6, 2023 By Marilda Kotze In the eyes of a claimant or beneficiary who has just experienced a claim event, insurance is no longer a... Read More
International News Fire Rages in a Plastics Factory in Eastern Croatia; Residents Asked to Stay Indoors October 5, 2023 ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Firefighters in eastern Croatia were battling to contain a huge fire in a plastics factory on... Read More
West News Cleanup from Maui Fires Complicated by Island’s Logistical Challenges, Cultural Significance October 5, 2023 By Michael Casey Cleanup of areas destroyed in the Maui wildfires could end up being one of the most complex to date, federal... Read More
Study Finds More People Are Moving into High Flood Zones, Increasing Risk of Water Disasters October 5, 2023 By Seth Borenstein Far more people are in harm`s way as they move into high flood zones across the globe, adding to an... Read More
East News Jersey Shore Town Sues to Overturn Toxic Waste Settlement Where Childhood Cancer Cases Rose October 5, 2023 By Wayne Parry TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey Shore town where childhood cancer cases rose is trying to overturn a settlement... Read More
A Test Case of Another Kind for the Supreme Court: Who Can Sue Hotels over Disability Access October 5, 2023 By Mark Sherman WASHINGTON (AP) — A few years back, Joseph Stramondo was a last-minute replacement as a conference speaker in Salt Lake... Read More
East News Bankruptcy Judge Denies Survivors’ ‘Hopeless’ Bid to Sue Rockville Diocese Insurers October 5, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff The judge overseeing the Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy has denied a request by the committee representing sexual abuse... Read More
More Frequent Convective Storms Plus Population Growth Equals Rising Insurer Costs October 5, 2023 By William Rabb Hurricanes in the East. Wildfires in the West. Those are the big disasters that grab the headlines and are driving... Read More