LONDON — A group of investors managing a collective $3 trillion in assets will call on operators of nursing homes to improve pay and working standards for care workers, noting the “devastating outcomes” of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry. … Source: Claims Journal

CHICAGO — The largest U.S. meatpacking union celebrated a victory in federal court on Wednesday that it said invalidated a Trump-era rule allowing hog slaughter plants to run without line speed limits. A lawsuit brought against the U.S. Department of … Source: Claims Journal

NEMO, S.D. (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday began to gain control of wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that have forced the evacuation of more than 400 homes and closed the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Three separate wildfires … Source: Claims Journal

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in January, killing all 62 people on board, officials said Wednesday. Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi … Source: Claims Journal

Renfroe Appoints New CEO E.A. Renfroe & Co. has appointed Gerrad Brigham, formerly chief executive officer of Eberl Claims Service, as president. Brigham worked for Eberl for 26 years, including ten years as the company’s chief executive, Renfroe said in … Source: Claims Journal

Artificial intelligence adoption across the insurance industry is taking off. In its report, “The Dawn of the Age of AI in Insurance,” Genpact noted that insurers recognize the value and potential of AI, “with 87% of carriers investing more than … Source: Claims Journal

NEMO, S.D. (AP) — High winds Tuesday hampered firefighters battling wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that have forced the evacuations of more than 400 homes and closed the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Three separate wildfires were burning … Source: Claims Journal

LONDON — The blockage of the Suez Canal for nearly a week will result in a “large loss” for Lloyd’s of London, its chairman said on Wednesday, as the insurance market recorded a 900 million pound ($1.2 billion) pretax loss … Source: Claims Journal

SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Experts boarded the massive container ship Tuesday that had blocked Egypt’s vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly a week, seeking answers to a single question that could have billions of dollars in legal … Source: Claims Journal

ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of windows and doors in a San Francisco Bay Area church were smashed Monday by a vandal who was caught on surveillance video. Police in Antioch in the East Bay were investigating after the 4 … Source: Claims Journal