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People Moves: Insurance Women Chapter Forms in Western Massachusetts
Pioneer Valley Launches MAIW Chapter Insurance industry professionals have established a new chapter of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Women (MAIW) in the Pioneer Valley region in western Massachusetts. The 2025-2026 MAIW – Pioneer Valley Chapter board members include: Director: …
Read More Georgia Commissioner to Fine 22 Health Insurers $20M for Lack of Mental Health Parity
Georgia’s insurance commissioner announced plans to fine 22 health insurers a total of $20 million for failing to cover mental health treatments as required by law, but he did not name the insurance companies in the announcement. “…Our initial examinations …
Read More Maersk Contains Fire Onboard Vessel off Liberia, Intensifies Firefighting Efforts
Danish shipping company Maersk said on Monday that a fire that broke out onboard the vessel Marie Maersk off Liberia on Wednesday last week had stopped spreading, and that firefighting efforts would be intensified further. “Over the weekend, the crew’s …
Read More After Player Safety Report and $9M Jury Award, US Tennis Starts Coaching Program
The U.S. Tennis Association announced the start of its first all-encompassing coaching program on Wednesday, a little more than a year after an outside review of the USTA’s safeguarding system offered recommendations for how to better protect players from abuse …
Read More Apollo’s Fox Hedge Is Taking Financial Wizardry to a New Level
Advanced Credit Solutions is a tiny finance firm based in Luxembourg that was founded by a Belgian and works with insurers. Despite its outwardly bland appearance, the business it does is anything but. The little-known outfit is the brains behind …
Read More Northern China Flash Flood Kills 10, Xinhua Reports
At least 10 people died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday [Aug. 17], with two others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash atmospheric chaos across the world’s second-largest economy. The …
Read More No End in Sight to Plastic Pollution Crisis as Treaty Negotiations in Geneva Fail
Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday [Aug. 15], with delegates in Switzerland adjourning with no immediate plans to resume. The consequence of the failed talks is devastating, as …
Read More Google Agrees $36 Million Fine for Anti-Competitive Deals With Australia Telcos
Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country’s two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival …
Read More Hurricane Erin Back to Category 4, on Track to Miss US Coast
Hurricane Erin has re-intensified after moving past Puerto Rico, with the dangerous storm expected to increase in size and remain over the ocean as it churns off the US East Coast later this week. Erin’s top winds strengthened to 130 …
Read More Texas Blames ESG Goals in Probe of Xcel Over 2024 Wildfires
The Texas attorney general is investigating utility Xcel Energy Inc. and its contractor for two wildfires that devastated the state last year, saying the companies may have prioritized environmental and diversity goals over maintenance and safety. “It is unconscionable that …
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