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Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims Costs Rising Across Most States: WCRI
Medical costs per claim have begun to rise following a period of relative stability post-pandemic, a new report shows. A new Workers Compensation Research Institute report shows medical payments per claim recently started increasing, fueled by an increase in medical …
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2025 5:12 AM |
Record Global Renewable Energy Growth Remains Short of Climate Target: Report
A record amount of renewable energy capacity was added globally last year, but that still left countries short of targets towards meeting a U.N. climate goal to triple capacity by 2030, a report by global renewable groups showed on Tuesday. …
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2025 5:07 AM |
CO2 Hits Highest Levels Ever Recorded, WMO says, Warning of More Extreme Weather
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached the highest ever recorded, potentially further warming the planet and leading to more extreme climate events, a new report by the World Meteorological Organization found. From 2023 to 2024, the global average …
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2025 5:05 AM |
‘Catastrophic’ Hacks Warning Follows Intrusion of Cyber Firm F5
The cybersecurity company F5 Inc. said nation-state hackers breached its networks, gaining “long-term, persistent access” to certain systems and stealing some source code. The breach prompted alerts from cybersecurity agencies in the US and UK, with a senior US official …
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2025 5:05 AM |
Ransomware Ensnares $4.3 Trillion Muni Market’s Key Site
A ransomware attack is disrupting state and local borrowers’ ability to post debt documents on the $4.3 trillion municipal-bond market’s main distribution platform. MuniOS, a website operated by Ann Arbor, Michigan-based tech company ImageMaster LLC, has been out of service …
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2025 5:04 AM |
All Commercial Insurance Lines Except One in ‘Soft-Market Territory’: WTW
Moment of opportunity. Clear horizons. The latest WTW Marketplace Realities report, published in early October, is heavy on descriptions of a “unique and promising” inflection point for commercial insurance buyers. “Today, nearly every commercial line of insurance—aside from excess casualty—finds …
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2025 5:01 AM |
Supreme Court Denies Alex Jones Appeal of $1.4 Billion Sandy Hook Judgment
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down an appeal by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of the $1.4 billion judgment against him for his false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting that took the lives of 20 …
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2025 5:00 AM |
Lawley Acquires Medicare, Health Insurance Specialist ROC
Buffalo, New York-based independent insurance brokerage Lawley reported its merger with ROC Insurance Services in Rochester effective September 1. Founded in 2012, ROC Insurance Services is a Medicare and individual health insurance agency. ROC Insurance Services founders Rick and Lynda …
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2025 5:00 AM |
TV’s ‘Real Housewife’ and Her Real Husband Charged With Fake Burglary Report
A cast member of the Bravo TV show “The Real Housewives of Potomac” and her husband have been indicted in Maryland for allegedly reporting a fake burglary. Carroll County officials said Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband Edward were both …
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2025 5:00 AM |
People Moves: Cohill Joins LP in Employee Benefits; Koontz Named Alliant’s Pacific Northwest Employee Benefits SVP
Cohill Joins LP Insurance Services LLC Employee Benefits Team James Cohill joined LP Insurance Services LLC as part of its employee benefits team. Based in the Las Vegas, Nevada, office, Cohill will guide all aspects of employee benefits. Cohill has …
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2025 5:00 AM |
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