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Russian Sanctions Pose Risks to U.S. Nuclear Power Industry

As economic sanctions pile up on Russia, there’s growing concern that export restrictions on the world’s top supplier of nuclear fuel has the potential to disrupt the U.S. power industry. Russia produces about 35% of the world’s enriched uranium for …

Florida Keys School Board Surprised by $400,000 Increase in Insurance Premiums

Florida homeowners aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch from sharply rising insurance premiums. School board members in the Florida Keys were taken aback this week when they were told that property insurance premiums for the coming school year would …

Hawaii Lifting COVID-19 Travel Quarantine Rules

Hawaii plans to lift its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for travelers this month, meaning that starting on March 26 those arriving from other places in the U.S. won’t have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to avoid sequestering …

Disaster Declared Following Lagoon Breach in Alaska

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy approved a disaster declaration for Hooper Bay, after the community’s sewer lagoon breached. Hooper Bay Mayor Sandra Hill said the lagoon breached Friday night, prompting an emergency meeting of the city council. Hill told Anchorage TV …

Arizona High Court Rules Jeep Can Be Sued Over Girl’s Death

The family of a little girl who was killed when her mother’s car was rear-ended by a Jeep on a Phoenix freeway can sue the SUV’s manufacturer for wrongful death because it did not install automatic emergency braking devices that …

Colorado Wildfire Victims Hitting ‘Green’ Building Code Hurdle

Some homeowners recovering from Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in history, which decimated entire neighborhoods near Denver late last year, say they could end up paying tens of thousands of dollars more to rebuild because of environmentally sustainable construction standards passed …

Delaware Regulator Urges Ban on Gender-Based Auto Insurance Rating

The Delaware Insurance Department has issued a report critical of the use of gender in auto insurance rating and concluding that the state should end the practice as six other states have done. The report found that several of the …

Fines on Public Adjuster Actions Would Double Under Bill Passed By Florida House

The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday approved its version of a bill that would increase penalties for unlicensed public adjusters and would improve the digital insurance application process. House Bill 749, sponsored by Rep. Charles Clemons, R-Newberry, also aims …

Maine Farmers Want Ban on ‘Forever Chemical’ Sludge in Fields

Maine farmers want lawmakers to pass a bill banning fertilizer and compost containing wastewater sludge that’s been linked to toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions. Sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they last so long in the environment, these …

DARAG Acquires Guernsey Reinsurance Captive in Run-Off

DARAG Group, an international insurance and reinsurance group that specializes in the assumption of discontinued businesses, has acquired a Guernsey based reinsurance captive. DARAG said the sale of the captive, which has been in run-off since 2019, is part of …

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