Microsoft: Russia Behind 58% of Detected State-Backed Hacks October 8, 2021 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) _ Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share,... Read More
Shell Flags $400M Hurricane Hit, But Boost From Soaring Prices October 8, 2021 By Ron Bousso Royal Dutch Shell warned on Thursday of a $400 million hit to third-quarter earnings from the damage caused by August’s... Read More
Climate Scientists Created a SWAT Team for Weather Disasters October 7, 2021 By Eric Roston When weather disaster strikes, observers near and far ask the same question: Climate change—is it or isn’t it? The simplest... Read More
Zuckerberg’s Early Notes on Privacy Now Haunt Facebook in Suit October 7, 2021 By Peter Blumberg If Mark Zuckerberg’s “juvenile jottings” on privacy from 15 years ago still exist, they’re about to be pored over by... Read More
Shareholder Suits Over Willis/Towers Watson Merger May Cost Insurers $80M October 7, 2021 By Jim Sams Seven insurers that shared the risk for directors and officers policies sold to Towers Watson may have to pay up... Read More
Tesla Would Face Tough Road in Any Bid to Slash $137M Racial Bias Verdict October 7, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner Tesla Inc will likely seek to slash a $137 million jury award for a Black worker who accused the automaker... Read More
Corps of Engineers Considers Nature-Based Flood Control October 6, 2021 By Travis Loller The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But... Read More
Bayer Wins its First Roundup Jury Verdict in Case of Child’s Cancer October 6, 2021 By Tom Hals Bayer AG won its first trial over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer after a California jury found that the... Read More
7 Passengers on Derailed Train Sue Amtrak, BNSF Railway October 6, 2021 By Amy Beth Hanson HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An Illinois law firm filed lawsuits Monday against Amtrak and BNSF Railway on behalf of seven... Read More
Claims Business: Insurity, Ascellus and Crawford & Co. October 6, 2021 By Claims Journal staff Insurity Buys AuSum Insurity, which provides cloud-based software to property and casualty insurers, announced that it has completed the acquisition... Read More