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Predictions are in, and the 2021 hurricane season is looming large. Property owners must seek out an insurance partner that can help manage the storm, but also be there long after the winds die down. Hurricane risk continues to grow in both the number of named storms and in the volatility of an individual event….
Predictions are in, and the 2021 hurricane season is looming large. Property owners must seek out an insurance partner that can help manage the storm, but also be there long after the winds die down. Hurricane risk continues to grow in both the number of named storms and in the volatility of an individual event….
LINCOLN, Neb.—Media mogul and billionaire bison rancher Ted Turner is donating an 80,000-acre ranch he owns in western Nebraska to his own nonprofit agriculture ecosystem research institute and says he might do the same with four other ranches in Nebraska’s Sand Hills. But he’ll continue to pay taxes on the land, much to the relief…
Wells Fargo said it will no longer be offering personal lines of credit and will shut down down all existing personal lines of credit for customers, according to reports. The move doesn’t appear to affect credit cards. A spokesperson for the banking giant confirmed the development. “As we simplify our product offerings, we made the…
Retailer WH Smith has bought a raft of former Dixons Travel stores in airports as it expands its U.S. InMotion tech and accessories business into the UK. The group said it bought 18 stores, including 17 Dixons Travel stores, at sites including major UK airports London Heathrow, London Stansted, Manchester, London Luton, Birmingham, and East…
Understaffed and closed U.S. consulates around the globe are resulting in extensive visa delays for foreign workers trying to work in the U.S., delays that could last well into 2022. Visa workarounds, though risky, can succeed, but sometimes don’t pan out, legal experts say. “Consular sections around the world are facing unprecedented operational challenges due…
Today’s leaders struggle to derive actionable insights from their data. What they need is a claims partner with analytical expertise that will take the time to review findings, compare results, benchmark trends and make recommendations. According to Big Data statistics compiled by Forbes, “the amount of data created, captured, copied, and consumed in the world…
BRUSSELS—The European Commission fined German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW a total of 875 million euros ($1 billion) on Thursday for colluding to curb the use of emissions cleaning technology they had developed. The case, separate to the so-called ‘Dieselgate’ scandal over software designed to cheat on vehicle emissions tests, sets a precedent by extending the…
DETROIT—Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the funding must still be approved by Congress. Amtrak said Wednesday that under the contract with German manufacturer Siemens AG, some of the trains will be hybrids, able to operate on diesel fuel and electricity where…
