Georgia’s insurance commissioner announced plans to fine 22 health insurers a total of $20 million for failing to cover mental health treatments as required by law, but he did not name the insurance companies in the announcement. “…Our initial examinations …
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Danish shipping company Maersk said on Monday that a fire that broke out onboard the vessel Marie Maersk off Liberia on Wednesday last week had stopped spreading, and that firefighting efforts would be intensified further. “Over the weekend, the crew’s …
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The U.S. Tennis Association announced the start of its first all-encompassing coaching program on Wednesday, a little more than a year after an outside review of the USTA’s safeguarding system offered recommendations for how to better protect players from abuse …
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Advanced Credit Solutions is a tiny finance firm based in Luxembourg that was founded by a Belgian and works with insurers. Despite its outwardly bland appearance, the business it does is anything but. The little-known outfit is the brains behind …
Apollo’s Fox Hedge Is Taking Financial Wizardry to a New Level Read More »
At least 10 people died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday [Aug. 17], with two others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash atmospheric chaos across the world’s second-largest economy. The …
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Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday [Aug. 15], with delegates in Switzerland adjourning with no immediate plans to resume. The consequence of the failed talks is devastating, as …
No End in Sight to Plastic Pollution Crisis as Treaty Negotiations in Geneva Fail Read More »
Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country’s two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival …
Google Agrees $36 Million Fine for Anti-Competitive Deals With Australia Telcos Read More »
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has made some serious moves to tackle the state’s insurance crisis head on, last year launching its Sustainable Insurance Strategy (SIS). With the SIS came a set of initiatives to help insurers offer affordable, …
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Hurricane Erin has re-intensified after moving past Puerto Rico, with the dangerous storm expected to increase in size and remain over the ocean as it churns off the US East Coast later this week. Erin’s top winds strengthened to 130 …
Hurricane Erin Back to Category 4, on Track to Miss US Coast Read More »
The Texas attorney general is investigating utility Xcel Energy Inc. and its contractor for two wildfires that devastated the state last year, saying the companies may have prioritized environmental and diversity goals over maintenance and safety. “It is unconscionable that …
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