Ruling May Portend Bitter End for COVID Business Interruption Claimants July 27, 2021 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court ruling that dismissed a dental practice’s COVID-19 business interruption claim might be the beginning of the...
Global Insurance Recovery Will Be Faster, Stronger Than in 2008–Swiss Re July 27, 2021 By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK — The global insurance industry is poised to recover more quickly and forcefully from the pandemic than it...
Search for Bodies Concludes at Florida Condo Collapse Site July 26, 2021 By David Fischer and Terry Spencer MIAMI (AP) — Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed...
China Sends Supplies to Flooded Area, Rebuilds Barriers July 26, 2021 By Dake Kang XINXIANG, China (AP) _ Trucks carrying water and food on Sunday streamed into a Chinese city at the center of...
Elevated Metal Levels Found in Water Near Rockton’s Chemtool July 26, 2021 ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) — Officials have found elevated levels of harmful metals in groundwater monitoring wells at a Rockton Superfund...
Residents Say Flood-Hit German Towns Got Little Warning July 26, 2021 By Frank Jordans AHRWEILER, Germany (AP) — Like other residents of his town in Germany, Wolfgang Huste knew a flood was coming. What...
California’s Largest Fire Torches Homes as Blazes Lash West July 26, 2021 INDIAN FALLS, Calif. (AP) — Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state’s...
Analysis: Wicker Says Yazoo Pumps Would Alleviate Injustice July 26, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Installing massive pumps to drain water from the south Mississippi Delta would be a way to...
Five Firefighters Injured While Fighting Montana Wildfire July 26, 2021 HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Five firefighters were injured when a thunderstorm and swirling winds in central Montana blew a lightning-caused...
Viewpoint: A Resurgence in Catastrophes and COVID-19 Clash July 26, 2021 By Tom Johansmeyer and Ted Gregory Hurricane season has arrived. Although we’re still ahead of the historical September peak, PCS has already recorded two tropical events...