Monthly Archives: <span>February 2021</span>

At Least 6 Killed in Massive Crash on Icy North Texas Interstate

At least six people were killed Feb. 11 in a massive crash involving at least 133 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate, police said, as a winter storm dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow on parts of the U.S. The …

Smaller Cars May Be Why Women Are More Likely to Suffer Serious Crash Injuries

The smaller, lighter vehicles that women more often drive, and the types of crashes they get into, may explain why they are much more likely to suffer a serious injury in a collision than men, a new study published Thursday …

Diocese in Minnesota Diocese Settles Abuse Claims for $21.5M

The Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota says it has reached a $21.5 million settlement with 145 individuals who were sexually abused by its clergy members. It’s the last Catholic diocese in the state to settle its abuse claims, filed in …

COVID-19 Infections in U.S. Nearly 3X Greater Than Reported, University Model Estimates

World health experts have long suspected that the incidence of COVID-19 has been higher than reported. Now, a machine-learning algorithm developed at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center estimates that the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. since the …

Q&A With David Altmaier, President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Florida’s insurance regulator has a busy year ahead, and it won’t just include overseeing his own state’s insurance market, one of the most dynamic and complicated insurance markets in the world. Rather, for the next year, Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier …

Oil Company Paying $1.9M for Wyoming spills

An oil company has agreed to pay almost $2 million for spilling crude oil and wastewater at two central Wyoming oilfields. The spills happened between the fall of 2016 and spring of 2018. One was in the Linch Complex Field …

Montana Governor Signs Virus Lawsuit Liability Shield

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill this week intended to protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits. Gianforte said the new law will allow businesses to safely open during the pandemic. He also said enough vulnerable Montana …

Investors Eye Windfall From Denied COVID-19 Insurance Claims

A growing market niche where investors profit from others’ legal troubles is getting a boost from Covid. Distressed-investing funds and litigation-finance boutiques are likely to be spoiled for choice after a landmark U.K. court ruling last month rejected pleas from …

Germany’s Cabinet Advances Bill to Ban Farmers’ Use of Glyphosate by 2024

Farmers in Germany will have to gradually reduce their use of glyphosate and stop using it completely from 2024 in order to preserve clean habitats for insects, under draft legislation passed by the country’s cabinet on Wednesday. “The exit from …

Marsh & McLennan Hires Diversity Officer With Experience at Starbucks, NBA

Global insurance and professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Cos. announced that Nzinga Shaw will join the company as chief Inclusion & Diversity officer effective February 16. Shaw most recently served as Starbucks Coffee Co.’s global chief Inclusion & Diversity …