A Philadelphia County man has pleaded guilty to felony charges for stealing a deceased classmate’s identity and fraudulently using it to obtain a driver’s license, vehicle registration and insurance, and to apply for a concealed carry firearms permit, Attorney General …
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Navigating DEI Legally: Emphasizing Equity Without Legal Pitfalls The debate over what constitutes “illegal DEI” has intensified following recent US President executive orders. The orders instruct federal agencies to identify organizations engaging in potentially unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) …
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A federal judge in Delaware on Tuesday said that a former competitor of Thomson Reuters was not permitted by U.S. copyright law to copy the information and technology company’s content to build a competing artificial intelligence-based legal platform. U.S. Circuit …
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The tally for Calgary’s record-breaking hailstorm last August continues to rise, with total insured losses now estimated to be C$3.25 billion (US$2.2 billion), according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, quoting statistics issued by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). …
Insured Losses From Calgary Hailstorm Reach C$3.25B as 2nd Costliest Canada Disaster Read More »
The parent company of Southern California Edison has been sued for allegedly defrauding shareholders before the recent Los Angeles-area wildfires by assuring them it could shut down power lines to reduce the risk of catastrophic damage. Tuesday’s proposed class action …
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The European Union is reviewing the extent to which companies can be held liable for environmental and human rights breaches in their supply chains, ahead of a package designed to remove red tape from the bloc’s ESG regulatory framework. The …
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Canadian farmer Bill Prybylski planned to buy a new tractor with proceeds from crops sold to two grain companies in early 2024. He delivered the grain before both companies declared bankruptcy, leaving him short C$165,000 ($113,487.86) they owed. Now Prybylski …
Drought Leaves Canadian Farmers Unpaid, Reveals Holes in Safety Net Read More »
Tropical Cyclone Zelia has strengthened off Western Australia and is expected to cross the coast on Friday near the nation’s major iron ore export hub, bringing heavy rain and damaging wind gusts. Zelia is forecast to intensify further as it …
Cyclone Zelia Strengthens Off Australia’s Major Iron Ore Hub Read More »
Taiwan aims to get more than $1.5 billion in investment from insurance funds to help finance the island’s green energy transition as part of its climate change and carbon reduction goals, Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming has said. Although most countries …
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UniCredit SpA has expanded its holding in Italy’s largest insurer, potentially giving Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel more influence in future deals. Orcel said Tuesday during UniCredit’s fourth-quarter earnings call that the bank now controls more than 5% in Assicurazioni …
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