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Weather Service Merges Units as Staffing Pressure Rises
The US National Weather Service will merge two of its largest forecasting units as it prepares for the loss of as many as 1,000 staffers. Employees were encouraged to take early retirements asa handful of consolidations were announced during an …
Read More SEC Beginning to Onboard DOGE Staff, Email Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is beginning to onboard officials with billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to an email sent on Friday to department staff. SEC staff were informed that the DOGE task force had contacted …
Read More Nevada Man Charged in Connection with Violent Tesla Arson in Las Vegas
A Las Vegas resident appeared in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, to face federal charges related to an arson at a Tesla collision business. Paul Hyon Kim, 36, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of unlawful …
Read More 15% of WR Berkely Shares to Be Acquired by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
W.R. Berkely Corp. said Friday that Japanese property/casualty insurer Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. will buy a 15% stake in the company through open market purchases or private transactions with third parties. W.R. Berkely said the Berkely family will not be …
Read More Myanmar Junta Asks for Aid as Death Toll From Massive Quake Nears 150
Myanmar’s military leader requested international aid on Friday to help deal with the aftermath of a massive earthquake that they said has left at least 144 people dead. The quake on Friday measured 7.7 in magnitude, according to the US …
Read More Rate Reductions Begin to Fade for D&O Buyers: Lockton
Broker Lockton early this week issued its outlook of the mostly buyer-friendly U.S. property/casualty market with eye on potential changes in directors and officers liability. The latest edition of the Lockton Market Update noted public and private D&O insurance buyers …
Read More South Korea Contains Main Blazes in Week-Old Forest Fires
South Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country’s largest forest fire on record, a minister said on Friday, as rain and better weather allowed more helicopters to fly and dump water, dousing the flames. Spread by strong …
Read More Italian Fund Managers Add to Uncertainty in Generali Board Tussle
A group of Italian fund managers said on Friday it would put forward four candidates for the new board of Generali, adding to uncertainty over the outcome of a key shareholder vote at the country’s biggest insurer. A shareholder clash …
Read More Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Winter Low as Earth Heats Up
The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22. That’s 510,000 square miles …
Read More People Moves: Cotton Named COO at Mangrove, Thomas VP at Summit
The recently formed, Florida-based Mangrove Property Insurance Co. has named former Olympus Insurance COO as chief operating officer and elevated four others to management roles at the startup. Tim Cotton, who spent almost four years at Olympus as COO and …
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