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Lawyers, Journalists Sue CIA & Pompeo, Claim Their Phones Were Stripped

The CIA and its former director Mike Pompeo are being sued by journalists and attorneys who claim data was exfiltrated […]

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Lithium-Ion Cargo Fire Liability May Extend Farther Than You Think

The quantity of lithium-ion batteries currently being shipped at sea is staggering. It includes the raw batteries themselves, more than […]

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Global Insurer: Looming Civil Unrest Is Bigger Threat Than Terrorism

Businesses worldwide should prepare for a rise in civil unrest, according to a post from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty […]

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DOJ Announces $1B Penalty In FCPA Bribery & Market Manipulation Case

The Swiss multi-national mining and commodity trading firm Glencore has pled guilty to charges of bribery and commodity price manipulation, […]

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Looking Climate Change In The Eye

A thought-provoking interview with an iconoclast, in the New York Times magazine, comes with no real concrete prescription except possibly […]

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Éminence Grise Of PR Opines On “Political Risk”

Child abuse within the Catholic church, problems with pet food, Nigeria’s response to Boco Haram’s kidnapping of school girls, and […]

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Ukraine War Puts Spotlight On Political Risk Insurance

PRI coverage typically comes without the exclusions in traditional property insurance policies – e.g., nationalization, expropriation, seizure, and, notably, war. […]

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Reps & Warranty Insurance Market Feeling Heat From The Ukraine War

Companies that have a deal at the underwriting stage, or expect to soon, are likely to face extensive questioning from […]

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Transnational Companies Must Sell Into Nest Of Cybersecurity Regs

Almost all products now contain digital components, and many can connect to the internet. These products – ranging from talking […]

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New Due Diligence Obligations for Deforestation-Risk Products

Recently passed legislation in the UK will regulate the import and use of certain so-called forest risk commodities (FRCs), or […]

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