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Goodbye Gas: Volvo to Make Only Electric Vehicles by 2030
Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030. But if you want one, you’ll have to buy it online. The Swedish automaker said Tuesday that it is phasing out the production of all cars with internal combustion engines … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreKentucky Senate Backs COVID Liability Shield for Businesses
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation that would provide broad protections to shield Kentucky businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits won approval from the state Senate after a long debate Monday evening. Senate President Robert Stivers described the measure as a necessary step … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoy Scouts Submit Reorganization Plan to Bankruptcy Court
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America submitted a bankruptcy reorganization plan Monday that envisions continued operations of its local troops and national adventure camps but leaves many unanswered questions about how it will resolve tens of thousands … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHigh Winds Leave Tens Out Thousands Without Power
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 130,000 homes and businesses were without power across New England and New York on Tuesday as winds reaching 70 mph or more knocked down power lines across the region. The wind gusted to 71 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims Business: Aon and Praedicat, Sedgwick and CSC, Swiss Re and Iceye
Aon Teams Up With Praedicat for Emerging Risks Aon is collaborating with Praedicat to develop specialty product liability reinsurance products for emerging risks created by new technology, such as nanomaterials and 5G cellular service. Aon, a Chicago based brokerage and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims People: Crawford, Glatfelter, Berkshire Hathaway and Plymouth Rock
Crawford Appoints Loss Adjusting VP Crawford & Co. announced that Robert Pageau is returning to the company with an appointment as vice president, managing director of loss adjusting for the New England region. He reports to Larry Milburn, chief operating … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Weighs In on Potential Safety Risk With New Airbus Jet
Boeing Co. called out potential fire-safety issues with the fuel-tank design on Airbus SE’s coming 321XLR, a jet that’s crucial to the European planemaker’s future lineup. Airbus has positioned the rear-center fuel tank of the A321XLR under the floor of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBentley’s U.S. Recall Covers One $259,000 Flying Spur Sedan
The American owner of a rare, $259,000 British sedan is getting something even rarer: a recall involving only one car. Bentley Motors Ltd. is recalling one 2020 Flying Spur W12 because it is at risk of a fuel leak due … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTo Go Electric, America Needs More Mines. Can it Build Them?
Last September, in the arid hills of northern Nevada, a cluster of flowers found nowhere else on earth died mysteriously overnight. Conservationists were quick to suspect Ioneer Ltd, an Australian firm that wants to mine the lithium that lies beneath … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRussia’s Nornickel Can Restore Water-Hit Mines, but Unclear When
MOSCOW — Russian metals producer Norilsk Nickel can draw on Soviet-era know-how to clear two partly-suspended ore mines of water, but it is hard to predict how long the operation will take, two industry experts said. Nornickel, the world’s largest … Source: Claims Journal
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