Insurance
Families Blame Faulty Vehicle for Ship Fire That Killed Two New Jersey Firefighters
The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a cargo ship said Friday a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load cargo onto the ship caused the fire. Relatives of Newark firefighters Captains Augusto …
Read More Lindberg’s Retrial, Set for Nov. 6, Could be Delayed Due to Co-Defendant’s Motion
The second trial for former insurance mogul Greg Lindberg, accused of attempting to bribe the North Carolina insurance commissioner, could be delayed, thanks to a co-defendant’s legal representation issues. Lindberg, who created a complex web of life insurance and other …
Read More Atlanta to Pay $3.75M to Family of Man Who Died After Being Handcuffed and Held Down
ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta will pay $3.75 million to the family of a Nebraska man who died after police handcuffed him face down. The City Council approved the settlement Monday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, after the Fulton …
Read More Tech Update: Re/Insurance Communications Platform ‘fuse’ Launches
A communications platform called “fuse” has been launched for the global commercial insurance and reinsurance industry. Fuse promises retail, wholesale and reinsurance brokers, insureds, insurers and reinsurers a web-based platform to connect and speed re/insurance transactions to placement. Available 24/7, …
Read More Tesla Engineer Defends ‘Full Self-Driving’ Name at Crash Trial
A Tesla engineer in court on Wednesday rejected a lawyer’s suggestion that the company named its driver-assistant feature “Full Self-Driving” because it wanted people to believe that its systems had more abilities than was really the case. The electric-vehicle maker …
Read More People Moves: Aon Appoints Reinsurance Leaders in Brazil, Peru; Markel Names Styles Head of Cargo; Arch Global Mortgage Group Promotes Fearon to CEO, Int’l Mortgage
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon plc, Markel and Arch Capital’s Global Mortgage Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Promotes Solano, Diaz as Brazil and Peru Reinsurance Leaders Insurance broker Aon plc …
Read More People Moves: Jaipuriyar and Kotlyar Join MEMIC IT Team
Jaipuriyar and Kotlyar Join MEMIC IT Team MEMIC, headquartered in Portland, Maine, has named two new information technology leaders. The company appointed Ruchir Jaipuriyar as vice president of information technology. Jaipuriyar most recently served as director of data services at …
Read More Aon Plc Acquires India’s Global Insurance Brokers
Global Insurance Brokers, a major provider of risk management, insurance, and reinsurance broking services in the Indian subcontinent, announced its acquisition by Aon plc. Financial details of the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, were not disclosed. Aon and …
Read More Brazilian Prosecutors Seek to Ban Popular Herbicide Atrazine
Brazilian labor prosecutors have requested a court order to ban the use of atrazine, which is present in 5% of pesticides sold in the country, the prosecutors said on Thursday. National health regulator Anvisa, which would be forced to cancel …
Read More 2023 on Track to Become Hottest Year on Record: EU Climate Service
This year is on track to become the hottest since at least 1940, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. Scientists have said climate change, combined with this year’s El Nino weather pattern that warms surface waters …
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