Midwest News Iowa Town Learns Tornadoes Destroy Quickly But Property Recovery Takes Time MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa— It took 23 minutes for the July 2018 tornado to rip a path through Marshalltown resulting in millions... Read More
News Ransomware Claims Driving Up Cyber Insurance Costs U.S. insurers are ramping up cyber-insurance rates by as much as 25% and trying to curb exposure to vulnerable customers... Read More
News Past Decade’s Natural Disasters Broke Records for Economic, Insured Losses The past decade broke new records in terms of economic damages and insured losses, according to Aon’s latest catastrophe report.... Read More
International News China City at Center of Coronavirus Shuts Transport Network; 17 Deaths Reported BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Jan 22 Deaths from China’s new flu-like virus rose to 17 on Wednesday, with more than 540 cases confirmed,... Read More
News Business News: RiskStream, Sedgwick, Clara Analytics RiskStream Launches Innovation Lab The RiskStream Collaborative, a consortium of insurers that making a joint investment in blockchain technology, has... Read More
West News Family Sues Hawaii School Over 5-Year-Old Boy’s Death While Kayaking HONOLULU — The family of a 5-year-old boy who died on a kayaking excursion filed a lawsuit against the school... Read More
Midwest News Duck Boat Owner Settles Final Lawsuit Over 2018 Missouri Accident That Took 17 Lives The owner of a tourist duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, has settled its final... Read More
News Labor Wants to Derail Cut in Train Crews from 2 to 1 Due to Brake Technology OMAHA, Neb. — How many people does it take to operate a locomotive? For the railroad industry, the answer is... Read More
News Top 10 ‘Judicial Hellholes’ for 2020 Named by Tort Reform Group It’s out: the annual report by tort reform advocates of what they say are the nation’s worst local courts and... Read More
News IPO-Hopeful Airbnb’s New Governance Strategy Stresses Guest Safety, Accountability Airbnb Inc. is laying the groundwork for a public market debut later this year, announcing a new corporate governance strategy... Read More