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EPA Proposes Banning Cancer-Causing Chemical TCE Used in Automotive Care

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, furniture care and arts and crafts spray coating. The move would end a nearly four decade …

Conservatives Challenging Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule Appeal to Full 5th Circuit

A conservative group that lost a challenge to Nasdaq’s board diversity disclosure rule appealed the decision on Wednesday, requesting a full court review and saying that the rule discriminates based on race and sex. The rule approved by the U.S. …

How Safe Are Cockpits? Aviation Experts Weigh in After Recent Security Scare

The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose to aviation safety with their ability to go where passengers are prohibited. Events like the one Sunday …

Chubb Q3 Net Income Increases 158% to $2 Billion

Third quarter net income at Chubb Ltd. shot up to $2.04 billion, an increase of nearly 158% over last year’s $792 million during the same quarter. Chubb’s P/C underwriting income was up about 84% to $1.3 billion in the third …

Meta’s Instagram Linked to Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia in Kids: States’ Lawsuit

Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms addictive. In a complaint filed on Tuesday, the attorneys general of 33 states …

Markets/Coverages: USQRisk Starts Corporate Cyber MGA

USQRisk, the international managing general agent specializing in alternative risk transfer solutions, has announced the launch of Pera, a managing general agent providing cyber and blended cyber and technology E&O insurance to large U.S. domiciled corporate risks. Pera is a …

Insurtech Startup QuoteWell Comes Out of Stealth With $15M in Series A Funding

Tech-enabled commercial insurance wholesale brokerage QuoteWell announced its public launch to serve independent retail agents. Founded in 2021, the insurtech said it “helps agents who are often overlooked and given poor customer service due to low premiums associated with their …

Ransomware Attacks Have Nearly Doubled Over 2022, Says Corvus

Ransomware attacks are up 95.41% globally in 2023 year over year, a trend showing no signs of slowing. The number of ransomware victims to date in 2023 (3,311) has already surpassed totals for the entirety of 2021 (3,048) or 2022 …

Morningstar: Coastal Communities at Risk of Becoming Uninsurable

DBRS Morningstar experts anticipate increased reliance on government insurance programs as insurers exit catastrophe-prone states. New commentary from the credit ratings business said these departures could “eventually trigger declines in property valuations in the affected regions if alternative sources of …

Marsh Specialty Cyber Goes Global in 2024, Led by Reagan

Insurance broker Marsh said it is starting a global cyber practice at the start of 2024, led by Tom Reagan. Currently Marsh Specialty’s cyber practice leader, US and Canada, Reagan will become global specialty head of cyber. He will continue …

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