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Munich Re Issues Green Bond in U.S. Market, in a First for a European Insurer
May 24 2022 // Following its successful placement of green bonds in 2020 and 2021, Munich Re has successfully placed its first green subordinated bond in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in the U.S. market. By...
Average Age of US Cars Hits Record 12.2 Years in Fifth Straight Annual Increase
May 23 2022 // Cars on US roads are as old as they’ve ever been, potentially complicating efforts to expand the use of new safety and emissions-reduction technologies. The age of light vehicles domestically is now 12.2 years on...
Mental Telehealth CEO Ousted as U.S. Probes Prescription Practices
May 20 2022 // Cerebral Inc. directors voted to oust the mental telehealth giant’s founder and chief executive officer, Kyle Robertson, on Wednesday, as the booming industry draws scrutiny from federal law enforcement and patient...
U.S. Narrows Scope of Anti-Hacking Law Long Hated by Critics
May 19 2022 // The Department of Justice is changing its policy around a controversial anti-hacking law, addressing longstanding complaints from cybersecurity researchers that the law could criminalize good-faith efforts to improve...
Ford Recalls 39,000 U.S. SUVs After Engine Fire Reports
May 19 2022 // Ford Motor Company said Thursday it was recalling 39,000 SUVs after reports of 16 fires, and has advised owners to park their vehicles outdoors and away from structures until a fix is completed. The recall, which covers...
Architect of Allianz Fraud Made $60 Million as He Lied to Investors, U.S. Says
May 18 2022 // The star portfolio manager at the center of a fraud at the U.S. funds unit of Allianz SE relied on the German insurer’s good name to lure investors and thrived from a lack of oversight as he pocketed $60 million in...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Jump 10.5% in 2021 to Highest Number Since 2005
May 17 2022 // U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.5% in 2021 to 42,915 – the highest number killed on American roads in a single-year since 2005, U.S. regulators said Tuesday in its preliminary estimate. The yearly increase is the...
U.S. SEC Chair Says Much to Be Done to Protect Crypto Investors
May 17 2022 // Cryptocurrency assets are highly speculative and investors in them need more protections or they could lose trust in the markets, Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said on...
U.S. FAA Finds Boeing 787 Certification Documents Incomplete: Sources
May 16 2022 // U.S. air-safety regulators have told Boeing Co. the documentation it submitted to win approval to resume 787 deliveries to airlines after a year is incomplete, two people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Federal...
Report Forecasts ‘Above-Normal’ U.S. Wildfire Season, Worse in Drought-Plagued West
May 16 2022 // The U.S. has in store an “above-normal” wildfire season if a prediction from fire weather experts holds true — “intense” may be a better word for the expectations in the Western region. Early...
Activist Group Says U.S. Insurers Trying to Weaken Climate-Related Regulations
May 12 2022 // A number of businesses within the U.S. insurance sector are trying to weaken or delay emerging climate-related insurance regulation at federal and state levels, according to climate think tank InfluenceMap. Research from...
U.S. Cities Are Backing Off Banning Facial Recognition as Crime Rises
May 12 2022 // Facial recognition is making a comeback in the United States as bans to thwart the technology and curb racial bias in policing come under threat amid a surge in crime and increased lobbying from developers. Virginia in...
Creaky U.S. Power Grid Threatens Progress on Renewables, EVs
May 12 2022 // After decades of struggle, the U.S. clean-energy business is booming, with soaring electric-car sales and fast growth in wind and solar power. That’s raising hopes for the fight against climate change. All this...
Biden Administration Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Shun Bayer Weedkiller Appeal
May 11 2022 // President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear Bayer’s bid to dismiss claims by customers who contend that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, as the company seeks to...
Australia’s AUB Group Agrees to Purchase UK Broker Tysers for US$615.2 Million
May 10 2022 // Australia’s AUB Group has entered into a binding agreement to purchase UK insurance broker Tysers for A$880 million (US$615.2 million) from private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners. AUB Group recently raised...
U.S. SEC Gives Public Until June 17 to Weigh In on Climate Risk Proposal
May 10 2022 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday extended until June 17 the period for public comment on its landmark proposal to require U.S.-listed companies to disclose a range of climate-related risks and...
U.S. Labor Board Accuses Starbucks in Buffalo of Retaliatory Firings
May 10 2022 // Starbucks Corp. violated federal law by firing, threatening, and carrying out surveillance on union activists in New York, U.S. labor board prosecutors alleged in a complaint. The agency’s Buffalo regional director...
Secrecy Over Condition of U.S. Dams Tied to Security Concerns, Missing Data
May 9 2022 // Americans wondering whether a nearby dam could be dangerous can look up the condition and hazard ratings of tens of thousands of dams nationwide using an online database run by the federal government. But they won’t...
AGCO Ransomware Attack Disrupts Tractor Sales During U.S. Planting Season
May 9 2022 // U.S. agricultural equipment maker AGCO Corp. said on Friday a ransomware attack was affecting operations at some of its production facilities, and dealers said tractor sales had been stalled during the crucial planting...
Bird Flu Outbreak Nears Worst Ever in U.S. With 37 Million Dead Chickens
May 6 2022 // A bird flu virus that’s sweeping across the U.S. is rapidly becoming the country’s worst outbreak, having already killed over 37 million chickens and turkeys and with more deaths expected through next month as...
