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Senate Committee Reveals Climate Change Danger to Financial System
A Senate Budget Committee report shows how dangerous climate change is to the nation’s financial system as well as how bad it could be for homeowners seeking affordable insurance. A Senate Budget Committee Staff report out this month, Uncovering the …
Read More Medicare Advantage Whistleblower Case Settled in New York
US authorities have reached a settlement to resolve a whistleblower case alleging that a New York state health insurer systematically defrauded the federal Medicare program by exaggerating how sick members were in order to boost profits. The settlement was disclosed …
Read More US Banning Drone Flights Over New Jersey Utility Transmission Sites
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it was temporarily barring drone flights over 22 utility locations in New Jersey amid public concern. The FAA said the decision to bar drones for 30 days at the sites was made in …
Read More Car Crashes in Foggy Weather Injure 33 People Near New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Several people were injured Tuesday morning after foggy conditions contributed to several car crashes that forced the closure of the 24-mile-long (38.6-kilometer-long) bridge connecting the north and south shores of southeast Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain. By early …
Read More Texas Property Management Companies Pay $55K in Disability Discrimination Suit
Texas property management companies Castle Hills Master Association Inc., Bright Realty LLC, Bright Industries LLC, and Bright Executive Services LLC will pay $55,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …
Read More DARAG Completes Sale of North American and Bermuda Businesses to RiverStone
DARAG Group, the Malta-based legacy acquirer that focuses on the European market, announced it has completed the sale of its North American and Bermuda business entities to the RiverStone Group, a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Financial details of …
Read More Denmark Warns That Russia May Send Warships to Escort Oil Tankers
Denmark warned that Russia’s navy may start escorting the so-called shadow fleet tankers through Danish straits to escalate provocations against NATO countries. Threats against Denmark have become “more serious,” and Russia now has more options to challenge North Atlantic Treaty …
Read More People Moves: Generali Global Corporate & Commercial Taps Allianz’s Moro as Head of Cyber Insurance; Miller Bolsters Asia Power Team, Appointing Howden’s McGonagle
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) and the broker Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. Generali Global Corporate & Commercial Taps Allianz’s Moro as Head of Cyber Insurance …
Read More W. R. Berkley Launches Branch Office in India
W. R. Berkley Corp., the Greenwich, Connecticut-based insurer, announced that Berkley Insurance Co. has received regulatory approval to launch a branch office in India. The new branch, Berkley Insurance Co., IFSC Branch GIFT City, Gujarat, marks a significant milestone for …
Read More NHTSA to Extend Airbag Probe Rather Than Require Vehicle Recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it will not seek an immediate recall of airbag inflators in about 50 million U.S. vehicles assembled by 13 automakers and instead will conduct further investigation. The agency said in July …
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