Monthly Archives: <span>October 2023</span>

Panama Removed From Gray List of Financial Crime Watchdog FATF

Panama has been removed from the gray list of financial crime watchdog FATF, a register which includes countries deemed to be doing too little to combat money laundering, according to a government statement on Friday. The Central American country’s first …

Otis Likely to Be One of Costliest Hurricanes for Mexico Insurance Market: Gallagher Re

Hurricane Otis is expected to be one of the costliest natural catastrophe events in Mexico’s history with initial economic losses expected to top US$10 billion, according to Gallagher Re. Further, insured losses are expected to run into the billions of …

Chinese Online Insurer Shouhui Weighs Hong Kong IPO in 2024

Shenzhen Shouhui Technology Group Ltd., a Chinese online insurance platform, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the matter. China International Capital Corp. and Huatai Securities Co. are …

Boeing Assessing Lockbit Hacking Gang Threat of Sensitive Data Leak

Boeing Co said on Oct. 27 that it was assessing a claim made by the Lockbit cybercrime gang that it had “a tremendous amount” of sensitive data stolen from the aerospace giant that it would dump online if Boeing didn’t …

Companies May Be Employers of Contract, Franchise Workers Under US Labor Rule

A U.S. labor board on Oct. 26 issued a final rule making it easier for workers and unions to hold companies liable for labor law violations by their franchisees and contractors, reviving an Obama-era standard heavily criticized by trade groups. …

Bayer Ordered to Pay $175 Million in Latest Roundup Cancer Trial

A Philadelphia jury on Friday found Bayer AG liable in a case brought by a retired restaurant owner who claimed his cancer was due to exposure to the company’s Roundup weed killer, and ordered Bayer to pay him $175 million …

South Carolina Seeing Record Number of Insurance Fraud Complaints

South Carolina in 2022 saw a record number of complaints about insurance fraud, and has almost matched the number through the first 10 months of this year. And some state lawmakers are now looking into the reasons for the increase. …

Universal Ready to Add Florida Policies Again, Contemplates Potential Rate Cuts

Universal Insurance Holdings, after discontinuing more than 160,000 policies over the last two years, now sounds like it’s ready to start growing again in its home state of Florida. “As we move forward, we’re more confident in the Florida market, …

Oregon OSHA Cites Contractor for Repeatedly Violating Fall Hazard Requirements

Oregon OSHA cited Forest Grove contractor J&K Roofing Co. $39,000 for repeatedly violating a requirement to provide protection to safeguard workers from fall hazards that could injure or kill them. The citation resulted from an inspection launched in response to …

A Decade After Superstorm Sandy, 2 Major Flood Control Projects Begin in New Jersey

A decade after they were first envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy ‘s destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect the densely populated cities of New Jersey that lie just outside New York City finally …