Insurers May Take $18B Hit From Hurricane Ida – Industry Experts September 1, 2021 Insurers are bracing for a hit of about $18 billion from Hurricane Ida in the United States and the Caribbean,... Read More
Texas / South Central News Louisiana Assesses Major Damage to Power Grid From Ida September 1, 2021 By Stephanie Kelly The damage to Louisiana’s power grid from Hurricane Ida is so extensive that the U.S. Coast Guard has joined the... Read More
Boy Scouts Insurance Fight Complicates Deal to Pay Victims August 31, 2021 By Steven Church A dispute over whether a unit of insurance giant Chubb Ltd. must contribute to a trust fund for sexually abused... Read More
West News Tropical Storm Nora Fading, After Leaving 1 Dead, 7 Missing August 31, 2021 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Nora is dropping heavy rains along the Gulf of California after weakening from a... Read More
West News Lake Tahoe Threatened by Massive Fire, More Ordered to Flee August 31, 2021 By Noah Berger SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Fire officials ordered more evacuations near Lake Tahoe and told other residents to be... Read More
International News Cladding Questions Arise in Milan’s 20-Story Building Blaze August 31, 2021 By Colleen Barry MILAN (AP) — Italian firefighters tackled hot spots Monday in a 20-story apartment building in Milan that was destroyed by... Read More
As Ida Leaves Gulf, Analysts Foresee Modest Economic Damage August 31, 2021 By Martin Crutsinger WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost power, Hurricane Ida is sure... Read More
Floods, Outages Stall Energy Firms’ Restart Efforts After Ida August 31, 2021 By Marianna Parraga and Stephanie Kelly HOUSTON — Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages... Read More
U.S. Appeals Court Revives Madoff Trustee Lawsuit Against Citigroup August 31, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Monday said Citigroup Inc must face a $343.1 million clawback lawsuit by... Read More
‘Mission: Impossible’ Producer Sues Insurance Company Over COVID Shutdowns August 31, 2021 LOS ANGELES — Production on the new “Mission: Impossible” movie was shut down seven times due to the coronavirus pandemic,... Read More