Monthly Archives: <span>March 2024</span>

Suit Says OnStar, LexisNexis Shared Driving Data With Insurers, Spiking Rates

Do motorist-assistance systems like GM’s OnStar feed data to auto insurers, resulting in higher premiums for some drivers? A south Florida man says indeed, they do, and has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against General Motors and LexisNexis Risk Solutions, …

Bayer Weighs ‘Texas Two-Step’ Bankruptcy Filing Over Roundup

Bayer AG is weighing whether to use a controversial legal maneuver known as the Texas Two-Step bankruptcy to try to resolve tens of thousands of US lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, according to people familiar with its thinking. …

Residents Frustrated as $600K in Shore Protection Washes Away at Beach

A Massachusetts beach community is scrambling after a weekend storm washed away $600,000 in sand that was trucked in to protect homes, roads and other infrastructure. The project, which brought 14,000 tons (12,701 metric tons) of sand into Salisbury over …

China Probes Exposure of HK Units of Banks, Insurers to Local Gov’t Debt: Sources Say

China’s financial sector regulator is looking into the exposure of the Hong Kong units of domestic banks and insurers to the country’s local government debt, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, as part of its efforts to contain …

BNP Paribas Considers Buying Fosun’s Ageas Stake

BNP Paribas SA is considering a potential acquisition of Fosun International Ltd.’s stake in Belgian insurer Ageas, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The French lender has been holding discussions on a possible purchase of Fosun’s holding in …

Music Festivals Canceled This Year Reveal Rising Costs of Producing Large Events

For four decades, the Riverbend Festival delighted music fans in Tennessee with headlining acts like Lionel Ritchie and ZZ Top, but this year the show won’t go on. “Riverbend is reevaluating and restructuring in order to be successful in the …

Sierra Club Sues SEC for Weakening Climate Risk Disclosure Rules

A major environmental group has sued to challenge new rules issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requiring public companies to report climate-related risks, arguing they do not go far enough to protect investors. The Sierra Club and the …

Terrorist Threat to US Has Reached ‘Whole Other Level,’ FBI’s Wray Warns

Terrorist threats toward the US have reached a “whole other level” from the already heightened situation before the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and its response, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday. “You’ve seen a veritable rogue’s gallery …

People Moves: Former Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Donelon Joins McGlinchey

McGlinchey Stafford, headquartered in New Orleans, named former Louisiana commissioner of insurance and attorney Jim Donelon as a member. While his insurance regulatory practice is national in scope, he will primarily work from the Baton Rouge and New Orleans offices. …

Buttigieg Scolds Railroads for Not Doing More to Improve Safety Since Ohio Derailment

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has reiterated his concerns about railroad safety and scolded the industry for not doing more to improve since last year’s fiery Ohio derailment. In a new letter to the freight railroads’ main trade group, Buttigieg acknowledged …