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Microsoft and Delta Trade Blame Over Crowdstrike Outage
Microsoft Corp. said Delta Air Lines Inc. turned down repeated offers for assistance following last month’s catastrophic system outage, echoing claims by CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. in an increasingly contentious conflict between the carrier and its technology partners. Microsoft employees reached …
Read More Airborne Bounce House Kills 1 Child, Injures Another at Baseball Game
One child was killed and another was injured after a wind gust blew a bounce house into the air at a baseball game in Maryland last Friday night, local officials said. Local emergency personnel received a call in Waldorf, Maryland, …
Read More Fidelis Partnership Launches Renewables MGA Called ‘Novagen’
Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the specialist managing general agency platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced the launch of Novagen, a renewables MGA. Novagen will focus on underwriting the full spectrum of renewable technologies (onshore, offshore, …
Read More China Evergrande Group’s Liquidators Start Legal Action Against PwC
China Evergrande Group’s liquidators have launched court proceedings against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, another legal step to recover at least a fraction of creditors’ investments from the property giant. Lawyers of liquidators have started legal actions against PwC and PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian …
Read More Norway Salmon Farming Industry Grapples With Harsh Climate Effects
Norwegian salmon farmers face challenges from an unusually harsh winter and the El Nino climate phenomenon which led to record fish mortality and concerns over long-term forecasts ahead of a warmer summer. El Nino — a climate pattern raising temperatures …
Read More Time to Retire ‘Hard to Abate’ as Climate Solutions Become More Affordable
Jargon often gets in the way of clearly understanding the climate challenge. While some technical terms such as “net zero” are useful and continue to gain wider acceptance, others aren’t so helpful. Take the phrase “hard to abate.” The simplest …
Read More Fosun’s Fidelidade Explores Sale of New Lisbon Headquarters
Fidelidade, an insurer controlled by Shanghai-based Fosun International Ltd., is weighing the sale and leaseback of a building in Lisbon that it plans to use as its new headquarters. The company will give up its current base near Lisbon’s Chiado …
Read More Hurricane Debby Data Due to Florida OIR Thursday and Friday
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation said it is reminding property insurers in the state to file Hurricane Debby claims data Thursday and Friday this week. Insurers should use the Simplified 2024 Catastrophe Reporting Form through the Insurance Regulation Filing …
Read More ‘We’re Going to Survive and It’s Going to Come Back’: A Year After Maui Wildfire, Survivors Press on
They have combed the ashes for mementos, worried about where they would sleep, questioned their faith and tried to find a way to grieve amid the great, unsettling devastation. Residents have faced a year of challenges, practical and emotional, since …
Read More People Moves: Benefield Joins B&R as SVP and Broker
Brown & Riding, headquartered in Dallas, named Wes Benefield to its national management and professional liability practice as senior vice president and broker, D&O, E&O and cyber. Based in Fort Worth, Benefield has over 11 years of combined retailer, carrier …
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