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NYC Dealing With South Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
The New York City Health Department on September 13 ordered 10 cooling towers in the South Bronx to be cleaned and disinfected as the city continued its investigation into the latest community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease. As of September 12, …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 3:20 PM |
Race is on in North Carolina to Restore Critical Peatland Before it is Gone
The birds are up with the sunrise — warblers, flycatchers, sparrows and towhees calling across the treetops. Deer browse on tender buds emerging from dense shrubs. Black bears scrounge for roots, insects and other edibles. It’s an idyllic setting in …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 2:59 PM |
Chemours, DuPont, Corteva Settle NC ‘Forever Chemicals’ Claims for $455 Million
Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have reached a $455 million settlement with North Carolina and 11 local entities over PFAS contamination claims tied to Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant and other historical discharges. Lawsuits accusing major chemical companies of polluting U.S. drinking …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 2:50 PM |
Lawmakers Call on Government to Blacklist Three Indian Hack-for-Hire Firms
Three U.S. lawmakers have called on the American government to blacklist a set of Indian IT firms over what they describe as “more than fifteen years of targeted espionage against U.S. citizens, businesses, and the lawyers representing them.” In a …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 2:36 PM |
Bamboo Insurance in Utah Targets $3.24 Billion Valuation in IPO
CVC-backed Bamboo Insurance Services is targeting a valuation of up to $3.24 billion on a fully diluted basis in its U.S. initial public offering, the company revealed in a filing on Monday. The Midvale, Utah-based company’s selling shareholders are seeking …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 2:07 PM |
What If Employer’s Hidden Identity Causes Workers’ Comp Claim to Be Filed Late?
A late-filed workers’ compensation claim can be considered valid where the lateness is due to the identity of the claimant’s employer being concealed from her. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWCC) has upheld a deputy commissioner’s ruling that found an …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 1:56 PM |
Baldwin Group to Go Private After $7.7B Investment Deal
Insurance brokerage The Baldwin Group, Inc. said today it has entered a definitive agreement resulting in becoming a privately held company. An entity formed by Sequence Holdings and DFO Management is to pay an all-cash sum of $7.7 billion to …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 1:31 PM |
Warren Presses Insurance Watchdogs for Answers on Wall Street Influence
US Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressing the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to explain how it’s policing Wall Street firms’ influence over insurers and their bets on private credit, saying a probe of Mark Walter’s businesses raises questions about regulatory …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 1:00 PM |
Mizuho $100M Credit to Radiant World Secured by Allegedly Invalid Invoices: Documents
Mizuho Bank provided some $100 million in credit to Radiant World in June which was secured by invoices that a counterparty to the iron ore trader later said were invalid, according to documents and a source with direct knowledge of …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 12:23 PM |
People Moves: Meskell Joins Keystone From Baldwin as National Brokerage Leader
Insurance broker network Keystone, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, appointed Kevin Meskell as national brokerage leader. Meskell will lead Keystone’s national brokerage strategy — deepening the company’s carrier relationships and strengthening the placement capabilities behind every Keystone agency and platform partner. …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 12:00 PM |
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