CNET (1/19/2022)
Some Americans are having problems ordering from COVIDtest.gov, especially if they live in an apartment or multi-family dwelling.

Insurance Journal (1/19/2022)
AT&T and Verizon Communications on Tuesday agreed to temporarily defer turning on some wireless towers near key airports to avert a significant disruption to U.S. flights as they roll out 5G service that will bring faster wireless service to tens of millions of people.

Reinsurance News (1/19/2022)
The US Federal Reserve is behind the curve on tackling inflation and will need to tighten policy using a combination of levers like rate hikes and quantitative tightening, according to analysts at global reinsurance giant, Swiss Re.

Safety & Health Magazine (1/18/2022)
Workers who process reusable medical instruments and equipment may be regularly exposed to tissue, blood and patient fluids – even when wearing personal protective equipment, results of a recent study suggest.

PropertyCasualty360 (1/19/2022)
While the number of auto insurance consumers shopping for new companies remained steady through the last quarter of 2021, the number of folks who are switching insurance companies has increased, according to the Q4 Quarterly Shopping LIST (Loyalty Indicators and Shopping Trends) report from J.D. Power.

Insurance Journal (1/19/2022)
Federal prosecutors have charged 13 people—including a New York City police officer, an attorney and four physicians—in two indictments that allege they schemed to defraud auto insurers out of $100 million by bribing 911 operators and others for access motor vehicle accident records so they could steer patients to corrupt doctors.

Asia Insurance Review (1/19/2022)
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) yesterday published its 2022-2023 Roadmap outlining the projects and activities that form the IAIS' work programme over the next two years, guided by the IAIS's Strategic Plan 2020-2024.

AP News (1/19/2022)
The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor during his nearly four-decade career at the school.

ERM Q&A Interview
US Ecology Inc. board member and career risk professional Melanie Steiner discusses the increasing importance of ESG issues like environmental sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and human rights to corporate strategy.

 

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