Posts by Y@DminG
Sovcomflot’s Tankers Find Refuge in the Bahamas Amid Growing Sanctions
HOUSTON —At least three tankers controlled by Russian maritime powerhouse Sovcomflot FLOT.MM that have been unable to deliver their cargoes due to Western sanctions have re-routed to the Bahamas, vessel tracking data showed on Monday. Russian state-owned Sovcomflot was blacklisted … Source: Claims Journal
Read More4th Circuit Affirms Decision Rejecting Art Studio’s COVID-19 Claim
Another federal appellate court ruled Monday that a business interruption caused by COVID-19 does not amount to a physical damage or loss covered by a commercial property insurance policy. A panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Approves Fix to Stem Race Bias in NFL Concussion Deal
Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout formula, under a revised … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Spurns Google Bid to Avoid Shareholder Lawsuit
WASHINGTON –– The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Alphabet Inc’s GOOGL.O attempt to nix a lawsuit by shareholders accusing the Google parent company of fraudulently concealing a security glitch that left private user data exposed. The justices … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAs Ukraine Evacuates Trapped Seafarers, Foreign Mariners Count Cost of War
LONDON/DHAKA —Bangladeshi seafarer Asiful Islam recalls the moment when a missile struck his cargo ship last week off the Ukrainian port of Olvia, killing his crew mate. “I was just 15 feet away when it hit our ship. Our third … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Offices for the Hybrid Era? Many Companies Are on Board
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — If you build a shiny new office building, will your employees show up to work in it? Many U.S. companies are banking on it because they believe working in person is better for collaboration and training … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOfficials: 7 Dead After Tornado Tore Through Central Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Seven people were killed, including two children, when a tornado swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines, authorities said. Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFire Forces Evacuation of 100s of Homes in Florida Panhandle
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Residents of hundreds of Florida Panhandle homes were evacuated as a wildfire destroyed two houses and damaged 12 others in an area that has spent years recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Michael, officials said … Source: Claims Journal
Read More2 Foreign Divers Killed by Dive Boat off Mexico’s Cancun
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two foreign divers, either American or Canadian, were killed off Mexico’s resort of Cancun by a dive boat that moved over them, prosecutors said Saturday. The prosecutors’ office in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAPCIA: Inflation Outpacing Premium Increases for Auto and Homeowners Lines
US Insurers — already hammered by extraordinary losses caused by natural disasters — are also failing to raise premiums at a pace that matches an historic inflation rate, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association said Friday. APCIA said private property … Source: Claims Journal
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