International News Insurers Face ‘Mind-Blowingly’ Large Loss if Olympics Canceled January 28, 2021 LONDON — Insurers are facing a $2-3 billion loss if the Tokyo Olympics are canceled this year, amounting to the... Read More
East News N.J. Supreme Ct. Affirms That Insurers Liable for $300M in Superstorm Sandy Damages January 27, 2021 The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday ended an effort by Lloyd’s of London syndicates and other insurers to escape... Read More
Lumber Buyers ‘Pay Up or Run Out’ Amid U.S. Homebuilding Surge January 27, 2021 With U.S. lumber prices at fresh record highs, construction companies and wood wholesalers are buying just enough to get by,... Read More
East News Widespread Internet Outage Hits U.S. East Coast January 27, 2021 Thousands of users across the U.S. East Coast faced widespread internet outage from providers including Verizon Communications Inc on Tuesday,... Read More
West News Utility to Pay $2B Settlement in Deadly 2018 California Fire January 27, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California Edison will pay $2.2 billion to settle insurance claims from a deadly, destructive wildfire... Read More
Foot of Snow Blankets Parts of Midwest, Disrupts Travel January 27, 2021 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow on parts of Nebraska and... Read More
Southeast News 1 Dead, at Least 28 Injured After Tornado Rips Alabama Town January 27, 2021 FULTONDALE, Ala. (AP) — A teenager huddling in his basement was killed and several of his family members were critically... Read More
Vatican Clears Retired US Bishop of Multiple Abuse Claims January 27, 2021 ROME (AP) — The Vatican has cleared a retired U.S. bishop of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers,... Read More
West News Black Girls Wrongly Held at Gunpoint in Colorado File Suit January 27, 2021 DENVER (AP) — The families of four Black girls mistakenly detained by suburban Denver police at gunpoint last year after... Read More
Never Mind COVID, 2020 Was a Catastrophe for US Insurers January 27, 2021 In case you forgot, the year that just passed brought an unprecedented number of catastrophes — not to mention COVID-19.... Read More