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New York City Ending Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate for City Employees
New York City, which once had the nation’s strictest workplace vaccination rules for COVID-19, is ending one of its last such mandates, saying it will no longer require the shots for municipal employees including police officers, firefighters and teachers. The …
POSTED FEBRUARY 08, 2023 2:33 PM |
Funeral Home Finds Woman Alive Hours After Nursing Home Pronounced Her Dead
An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home but found to be breathing three hours later at the funeral home where she had been taken, authorities said. The woman was pronounced dead at Water’s Edge Rehab …
POSTED FEBRUARY 08, 2023 2:07 PM |
Earthquakes Deliver Another Blow to Turkey’s Re/Insurance Industry: Reports
Two powerful earthquakes, which hit southeastern Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023, deliver another blow for the local re/insurance industry, according to a commentary from AM Best. While it is likely that international reinsurance markets will pick up a proportion of …
POSTED FEBRUARY 08, 2023 2:05 PM |
Thwarted Plot to Attack Baltimore Power Grid Part of Growing Domestic Terrorism, Feds Say
A Maryland woman spent months conspiring with a neo-Nazi leader based in Florida to plan an attack on Baltimore’s power grid, hoping to further their racist mission, law enforcement officials said Monday. The plan was thwarted when both suspects were …
POSTED FEBRUARY 08, 2023 2:02 PM |
Samsung Chip Plant Sues Insurer Over $400 Million in Storm Damage Claims
A Samsung Electronics Co. semiconductor plant in Texas sued its insurer over $400 million in damage claims tied to a power blackout during a deadly winter storm in 2021. The federal lawsuit filed Monday against Factory Mutual Insurance Co. said …
POSTED FEBRUARY 08, 2023 12:32 PM |
Judge Upholds Punitive Damage Award in Prison Strip Search
A judge rejected a challenge on Monday by Delaware’s Department of Correction of a jury’s $15,000 punitive damage award to an inmate who was mistreated by a former prison guard during a strip search. The judge upheld the jury’s November …
POSTED FEBRUARY 08, 2023 12:08 PM |
Rethink Needed on How to Regulate Big Tech in Finance Services: BIS Official
A rethink is needed on how to directly regulate activities of Big Tech companies in financial services, given their size and influence, a top official at an international forum for central banks said in Wednesday. Data-rich Big Tech companies such …
POSTED FEBRUARY 08, 2023 11:10 AM |
Americanas’ $4B Accounting Scandal Puts More Scrutiny on PwC’s Auditing Record
A $4 billion accounting shortfall would typically raise alarm bells for an auditor. Somehow, a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP affiliate didn’t catch it at Americanas SA. Investor and consumer groups are calling for closer scrutiny of the accounting firm after the unveiling …
POSTED FEBRUARY 08, 2023 9:41 AM |
Ruff Ruling for Nationwide: Ohio Court Says Insurer Must Cover Canine Bite
An Ohio Court of Appeals panel said that Nationwide must indemnify a canine owner whose bulldog bit a passer-by, ruling that a policy exclusion barring coverage for bodily injury for a dog with a prior history of attacking or biting …
POSTED FEBRUARY 08, 2023 9:00 AM |
UK’s Royal Mail Faces Threat From Ransomware Group LockBit
UK’s Royal Mail is facing a threat from ransomware group LockBit, according to information published on a website, at a time when the British postal and parcel firm is grappling with the fallout of a “cyber incident” from last month. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 08, 2023 8:48 AM |
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