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People Moves: Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Mahida to Head of 3rd Party Claims UK & MENA; Howden Re Announces 4 Senior Appointments in Germany
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and Howden Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Mahida to Head of 3rd Party Claims UK & MENA Liberty Specialty Markets …
Read More Feds Issue Ultimatum to Louisiana on $3 Billion Coastal Restoration Project
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Federal officials want to know if Louisiana remains committed to a nearly $3 billion planned coastal restoration project that litigation has stalled. Federal officials warned in a Friday letter to the head of Louisiana’s Coastal …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Lloyd’s Launches Disaster Resilience Vehicle for Small Island Developing States
Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, has launched disaster resilience vehicle with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to deliver disaster risk financing to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific. in partnership with the …
Read More How a US judge Injected Culture Wars Into Boeing 737 MAX Plea Deal
A Texas federal judge with a record of ruling in favor of conservative causes injected uncertainty into Boeing’s agreement to plead guilty over two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes, seizing upon a single sentence in the deal about the U.S. …
Read More Iranian Hacker Group Focuses on US Election Websites, Media, Microsoft says
An Iranian hacking group is actively scouting U.S. election-related websites and American media outlets as election day nears, according to a Microsoft blog published on Wednesday. Researchers say the activity suggests “preparations for more direct influence operations.” The hackers – …
Read More Former Ga. Insurance Commissioner, Now in Prison, Surrenders Law License
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, now in federal prison, has surrendered his law license after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The Georgia Supreme Court, in a brief decision on Tuesday, accepted Oxendine’s …
Read More Grieving Families Say Georgia Island Dock Collapse Tragedy Was Preventable
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Regina Brinson heard a crack before the metal walkway gave way beneath her feet, plunging her into the water beneath the state-operated ferry dock on Georgia’s Sapelo Island. As strong currents swept her and others who …
Read More Marsh: US Commercial Insurance Rates Up 3% on Hikes in Casualty
Commercial insurance rates during the third quarter in the U.S. increased 3%, with casualty rates up 10%. According to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index — which noted the first decline in global commercial rates since the third quarter 2017 — …
Read More Milton Ravaged One of the Most Popular Areas for Snowbirds on Florida’s Gulf Coast
BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The start of “snowbird” season in Florida is only weeks away, but many Florida Gulf Coast beaches, regularly voted some of the best in the United States, are closed to the public because of the …
Read More Gas Leak Kills 2 in Home Previously Busted for Illegal Marijuana Operation
Two people died and two others were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at a Freedom, Maine home previously busted for an illegal marijuana grow operation, officials said Tuesday. Freedom Fire Chief Jim Waterman said his agency was alerted to a …
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