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Pakistan’s Premier Urges Global Aid for 20M Flood Victims
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister on Wednesday urged the international community to give his country desperately needed aid to help 20 million flood victims survive the harsh winter, as the country struggles to cope with the humanitarian aftermath of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePolicyholders, Agents Say United Leaving Ian Claims in Limbo
The Florida Legislature’s insurance rescue bill, approved last week, won’t take effect soon enough to help policyholders and insurance agents who’ve had no response from beleaguered United Property & Casualty Co. on Hurricane Ian claims. The lack of information has … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStorm Adds Uncertainty to Strong Holiday Travel Demand
Concerns about illness or inflation aren’t stopping Americans from hitting the roads and airports this holiday season. But a massive winter storm might. Forecasters predict an onslaught of heavy snow, ice, flooding and powerful winds from Thursday to Saturday in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTens of Thousands Without Power After California Earthquake
RIO DELL, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of homes and businesses along the Northern California coast remained without power Tuesday evening, nearly a day after a powerful earthquake jolted people awake and shook homes off foundations, injuring at least … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWomen Sexually Abused by ICU Nurse Sue Colorado Hospital
DENVER (AP) — Two women who say a nurse sexually assaulted them while they were unconscious in intensive care filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Colorado hospital where they were being treated, alleging the hospital’s management didn’t do enough to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Florida Begins New Era with Major Property Insurance Reforms
For the fourth time since 2019, the Florida Legislature has enacted property insurance reforms aimed towards stabilizing a beleaguered insurance market. The bill, S.B. 2-A, creates a reinsurance assistance program, establishes additional oversight for insurers with high volumes of hurricane … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePhilips Says Tests on Recalled Products Show Limited Health Risks
Dutch health technology company Philips PHG.AS said on Wednesday independent tests on its respiratory devices involved in a major global recall had shown limited health risks. The company rocked investors last year by recalling millions of breathing devices and ventilators … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Pipeline Regulator Reviewing Special Permits After Keystone Oil Spills
The U.S. pipeline regulator launched a review this year of its special permits that waive certain operating requirements for pipelines, following a government report into spills on TC Energy’s Keystone oil pipeline, a source familiar with the matter said. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmazon to Make Big Business Changes in EU Settlement
Amazon will make major changes to its business practices to end competition probes in Europe by giving customers more visible choices when buying products and, for Prime members, more delivery options, European Union regulators said Tuesday. The EU’s executive Commission … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreA Ravaged Quebec Coast Fights Climate Change by Retreating
PERCE, Quebec (AP) — Against the ravaging seas, Quebec’s coastal communities have learned through bitter experience that the way to advance against climate change is to retreat. Over the past decade, civilization has been pulled back from the water’s edge … Source: Claims Journal
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