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Concrete Slab Falls from Apartment Building Construction Site, Injuring Pedestrian

Concrete Slab Falls from Apartment Building Construction Site, Injuring Pedestrian

A 30-year-old woman was sent to the hospital and listed in critical condition after a concrete slab from an apartment building facade broke off and struck her in the head while she walked down the sidewalk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in early February. Contractors were reportedly working on the building when the concrete slab and debris fell from about two stories…

Health System Pays $1.25 Million in HIPAA Settlement Over 2016 Data Breach

Health System Pays $1.25 Million in HIPAA Settlement Over 2016 Data Breach

More than six years after a data breach that disclosed 2.81 million patients’ protected health information, Banner Health has agreed to pay $1.25 million to the U.S. government to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Campus Safety Magazine recently reported. The Arizona-based healthcare system also agreed to implement changes to better protect patient information.…

Property & Casualty Report: Eye on 2023

Property & Casualty Report: Eye on 2023

2022 was a year that few in the Property and Casualty (P&C) sector could have predicted. Instead of stability, the market remained largely volatile, especially in the Property sector and the reinsurance marketplace. Many carriers suffered through unprofitable years thanks to Hurricane Ian, inflation, and an adverse property insurance environment primarily in Florida and Gulf coast states. Above all, losses…

Company Threatened to Fire Workers if They Left Before Deadly Tornado, New Lawsuit Claims

Company Threatened to Fire Workers if They Left Before Deadly Tornado, New Lawsuit Claims

A candle company in Mayfield, Kentucky, is being accused of threatening to fire factory workers who wanted to leave the building before dangerous weather approached. A new lawsuit filed in December by employees of Mayfield Consumer Products claims multiple workers were prohibited from leaving the facility Dec. 10, 2021, despite the company having at least three hours of notice about…

Cyber Scammers Luring Inflation-Weary Holiday Shoppers with Clickbait Coupons, Fake Deals

Cyber Scammers Luring Inflation-Weary Holiday Shoppers with Clickbait Coupons, Fake Deals

With inflation driving up costs, increased demand for coupon codes and deals could make shoppers particularly vulnerable to cyber scams this holiday season, according to reports. Cybersecurity experts recently told news outlet Axios that hackers are using heightened interest in online discounts to target consumers for phishing and ransomware scams. Other reports also point to the…

Employees Sue Twitter, Saying Mass Layoff Came Without Enough Notice

Employees Sue Twitter, Saying Mass Layoff Came Without Enough Notice

A class-action lawsuit recently filed against Twitter Inc. alleges the company did not give employees the legally required notice before laying off 50% of its workforce. The mass layoff affected about 3,700 jobs and came days after Elon Musk acquired the company for $44 billion and began implementing various overhauls. Filed on Nov. 3 in a…

Property & Casualty Report: Forward Outlook

Property & Casualty Report: Forward Outlook

The fourth quarter began very different than how the majority of the summer months had transpired from a Natural CAT perspective; as Hurricane Ian used the final few days of Q3 to take aim at Florida’s densely populated gulf coast. Despite mandatory evacuations, fairly accurate forecasting of its path and the usual several days to prepare, its damages were devastating.…

Ask the Expert Q&A: Cyber & Privacy Liability Insurance

Ask the Expert Q&A: Cyber & Privacy Liability Insurance

Data breaches remain a serious threat for businesses across all sizes and industries. To learn more about how Cyber & Privacy Liability Insurance can help companies address this risk, Crain’s Content Studio spoke with Ryan Ascenzo, Senior Broker, Professional Liability, Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, New York, New York. What are some of the greatest cybersecurity risks companies face today? R.A.:…

Top 3: Cybersecurity Awareness Intel

Top 3: Cybersecurity Awareness Intel

Below we highlight the top 3 trending Cybersecurity Awareness-related intel topics. 1. Trending News Attesting to MFAs, Security Protocols a Key Part of Cyber Protection The necessity for companies to have data security practices in place in order to secure cyber coverage is crucial to managing risk, our experts advise. As…

Paul Newman’s Foundation Has ‘Lost Its Way,’ Daughters Allege in Lawsuit Against Actor’s Nonprofit

Paul Newman’s Foundation Has ‘Lost Its Way,’ Daughters Allege in Lawsuit Against Actor’s Nonprofit

Two daughters of the late Paul Newman have filed a lawsuit against their father’s nonprofit organization, claiming that the Newman’s Own Foundation has “lost its way” since their father’s death and is not preserving and honoring his legacy, CNN Business recently reported. Filed in Connecticut by sisters Susan and Nell Newman, the suit alleges breach of fiduciary duty by the…

Attesting to MFAs, Security Protocols a Key Part of Cyber Protection

Attesting to MFAs, Security Protocols a Key Part of Cyber Protection

A major insurance carrier is attempting to rescind a cyber policy based on the client’s alleged misrepresentation of its digital security protocols. According to reports, Travelers recently sought a ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois to rescind its Cyber and Privacy Liability Insurance policy with Illinois-based International Control Services because the company was not…

Property & Casualty Report: Q2 2022 Market Overview & Q3 Forecast

Property & Casualty Report: Q2 2022 Market Overview & Q3 Forecast

Macroeconomic trends, namely inflation and rising interest rates, are having a profound effect on the Property & Casualty (P&C) market as we head into the second half of 2022. Inflation impacts everything—from rapidly changing property values to challenges with mid-year reinsurance renewals. These are truly generational inflationary pressures that most professionals within the industry have never personally experienced. Even with…

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