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Ukraine Grain Now Relies on a River That’s Drying in the Drought
The threat of Russian aggression towards Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and ships will force the country to export its enormous quantities of grain by river, road and rail — all of which are fraught with challenges. After exiting the Black …
Read More Federal Court Orders Former Insurety Capital CEO to Pay $9M for Self Dealing
A federal court in Florida has ordered the former CEO of an insurance industry finance company to pay almost $9 million, plus interest and attorney fees, to his former firm after he engaged in self-dealing and failed to disclose his …
Read More Direct Connection in California Acquires Education Provider FastrackCE
Direct Connection Advertising & Marketing in California acquired FastrackCE, a state-approved provider insurance continuing education courses. With the acquisition, Direct Connection will now service existing and future FastrackCE customers. FastrackCE is a service for fulfilling insurance CE requirements in 34 …
Read More New York Technology Firm Sued for Not Hiring Deaf Engineer Who Is Deaf
A Rochester, New York technology firm has been charged with allegedly violating federal law by ending its interview with and failing to hire a qualified applicant for an engineering role because he is deaf. According to a lawsuit by the …
Read More Audit: California State University Campuses Mishandled Sexual Harassment Allegations
A flawed policy at California State University, the largest higher education system in the country, contributed to the closure of nearly a dozen sexual harassment cases without thorough explanation, according to a state audit reviewing 40 cases over the span …
Read More Federal Government to Allow Lease of Gulf of Mexico Areas for Wind Farms
GALVESTON — The federal government on Thursday announced the first-ever chance for companies to lease areas in the Gulf of Mexico to build wind farms, including two parcels roughly 30 miles off the Texas coast near Galveston. Renewable energy developers …
Read More Texas Oil Company Fined $1.3M for Excess Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency levied a $1.3 million fine on a Texas oil and gas company for excess emissions from tanks, flares and other equipment the EPA using a helicopter equipped with a special infrared camera that identifies hydrocarbon leaks. …
Read More TD Garden Not Liable for Bruins Fan’s Slip-and-Fall
TD Garden’s owner Delaware North and its janitorial service are not liable for the injuries an attendee at a Boston Bruins hockey game suffered when he slipped and fell on the Boston arena’s concourse floor. Alexander Raheb had argued that …
Read More People Moves: DOXA Adds New Team to Launch Property MGA
DOXA Insurance Holdings Adds New Team to Launch Property MGA DOXA Insurance Holdings, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Ind., welcomed two new team members, Liz Coakley and Caitlin Murphy. Coakley and Murphy, senior-level underwriters with over 15 years of experience in …
Read More People Moves: RenRe Promotes Lang to Group Chief Risk Officer, Succeeding Branagan; AXIS Taps Former Corvus Exec as Head of Global Cyber & Technology
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RenaissanceRe and AXIS Capital Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. RenaissanceRe Promotes Lang to Group Chief Risk Officer, Succeeding Branagan RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced that Robin Lang will …
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