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GSK Wins Latest Trial Over Zantac Cancer Claims

GSK won the latest trial over claims that discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, as a jury on Monday found that the drug was not responsible for an Illinois woman’s illness, a company spokesperson said. Carrie Joiner had alleged in …

Nearly a Third of Carbon Credits Fail New Benchmark Test

Nearly a third of existing carbon credits have failed to meet criteria for a new standard that aims to serve as the global benchmark for the voluntary carbon market, its board said on Tuesday. In the voluntary market, companies can …

Hub Acquires Pennsylvania Commercial Lines Agency IMC

Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited announced it has acquired Insurance Management Company (IMC). Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, IMC provides commercial insurance and risk management services to commercial, industrial, institutional and construction risks, with offerings that complement Hub’s existing specialty …

UK’s Thames Water Seeks Deal to Escape £104 Million Sewage Fine

Cash-strapped Thames Water is seeking to strike a deal with its regulator to avoid a fine of £104 million ($133 million) for polluting rivers. Industry regulator Ofwat said the utility released raw sewage from wastewater treatment works for years without …

New Hampshire’s HPM Insurance Acquires Insurance Savers

HPM Insurance of Amherst, New Hampshire reports it has acquired Insurance Savers Agency, a personal and commercial lines agency with offices in the towns of Littleton and Thornton. The purchase of Insurance Savers Agency expands the footprint of HPM Insurance …

Removing US Subsidies Curbed Building in Climate Risk Zones, Study Finds

The US Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982 to preserve relatively undeveloped waterfront areas as natural buffer zones. At least 1.4 million acres along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts were made ineligible for the kind of federal …

Singapore Monetary Authority Defends Allianz’s $1.7B Plan to Buy Income Insurance

Singapore ministers addressed concerns about Allianz SE’s plan to buy a majority stake in Income Insurance Ltd., saying it would be held to account on its commitments and that the potential deal isn’t expected to adversely impact competition in the …

Fed Policymakers Signal Rate Cuts Ahead, But Not Recession

U.S. central bank policymakers pushed back on Monday against the notion that weaker-than-expected July jobs data means the economy is in recessionary freefall, but also warned that the Federal Reserve will need to cut rates to avoid such an outcome. …

Berkshire Halves Apple Stake, Boosts Cash to $277 Billion As It Gets ‘Defensive’

Warren Buffett appears to have soured on stocks, letting cash at Berkshire Hathaway soar to nearly $277 billion and selling about half its stake in Apple, even as the conglomerate posted a record quarterly operating profit. Berkshire’s results released on …

Travelers: Costliest Claims Driven by Most Common Workplace Accidents

Analysis of 1.2 million workers compensation claims reveals the costliest claims are driven by the most common workplace accidents, according to Travelers 2024 Injury Impact Report. The data also shows first-year employees are still among those most vulnerable to injury. …

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