SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as much of the central United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest braced …
Too many companies are failing to respond to environmental transparency requests, non-profit platform CDP said on Tuesday, after only 1.3% of over 900 firms scored an “A” based on their climate change, forests and water security disclosures. CDP, the world’s …
_ The University of Idaho will pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit from members of a Christian law students’ organization who claimed their freedom of speech was violated when the school’s civil rights investigation office issued no-contact orders against them. …
A Montana woman has filed a lawsuit against the state child and family services agency saying it failed to protect her from her mother’s boyfriend, who was eventually convicted of raping and impregnating her when she was 11. The woman, …
The Jensten Group, the London-based independent insurance broking group, has acquired specialist commercial broker Basil Fry & Co. for an undisclosed amount. The latest deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will bring an additional £25 million of gross written …
Most small SUVs flunked the latest frontal crash tests done by the insurance industry, but oddly enough, they’re just as safe as they were before. That’s because the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updated the test so it places more …
Internet services provider TPG Telecom Ltd. became the latest Australian company to fall victim to a high-profile cyberattack, announcing on Wednesday that the emails of up to 15,000 of its corporate customers had been accessed. Its shares fell on the …
Aston Lark, a Howden company, announced the acquisition of the commercial direct marine trade book from Navigators & General (N&G), part of Zurich UK, to expand its range of insurance products for the marine community. The acquisition of the commercial …
The Netherlands’s government is exploring its legal options against chemical giant 3M over pollution in the Dutch part of the Scheldt River. For years, the company’s Antwerp, Belgium-based factory seeped contaminated groundwater into the Scheldt, a 350-kilometer (217-mile) river that …
A U.S. auto safety regulator on Friday said it had confirmed a new crash death from a faulty air bag in a Honda car, as it urged owners to get recall repairs completed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) …
