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- Munich Re loses dispute over silica cleanup, damages May 18, 2022A federal appeals court affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of an Iowa reinsurer in a dispute with a Munich Re unit over cleanup and property damages related to construction that created silica dust.
- US orders federal agencies to update or remove certain VMWare products May 18, 2022The U.S. cybersecurity watchdog agency on Wednesday ordered federal officials to update or remove a slew of products made by digital services company VMWare Inc., saying hackers were actively using vulnerable versions of the products to break into targeted organizations.
- Phishing attacks on company computer systems increase in Q1 May 18, 2022Phishing attacks deployed for initial access into companies’ computer systems increased by more than half in the first quarter compared with last year’s fourth quarter, says a report issued Tuesday.
- Cover, rates not offsetting construction inflation: Moody’s May 18, 2022Insurers are not increasing coverage levels and rates sufficiently to offset rising construction costs amid higher inflation, Moody’s Investors Service Inc. said in a report Wednesday.
- Dismissal of pizzerias’ COVID suit against Lloyd’s affirmed May 18, 2022A federal appeals court Tuesday affirmed dismissal of a COVID-19-related business interruption lawsuit filed against Lloyd’s of London underwriters by two pizzerias.
- Amazon discriminates against pregnant and disabled workers: N.Y. May 18, 2022The New York State Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint against Amazon.com Inc., accusing the online retailer of discriminating against pregnant and disabled workers at its worksites, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday.
- Zurich hires Aviva exec as CFO, commercial insurance May 18, 2022Zurich Insurance Group on Wednesday named former Aviva PLC executive Sarah Maillet as chief financial officer of commercial insurance, effective June 1.
- Chiropractic care can lead to lower comp costs: WCRI May 18, 2022States that give injured workers control over selecting their medical providers are among those with the highest prevalence of chiropractic care, which data shows can lead to lower workers compensation costs, according to a report released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.