Insurance
EU’s Breton Demands Meta Act Against Online Content Targeting Children
EU industry chief Thierry Breton will meet Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on June 23 and demand that he act immediately to tackle content targeting children, as Meta’s voluntary child protection code seemed not to be working. Social media …
Read More Gun Advocates Quick to Sue Over Connecticut’s New Gun Safety Law
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed the most wide-ranging state gun control bill since a 2013 law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sparking an immediate lawsuit by gun rights supporters seeking to block …
Read More People Moves: AXA XL Names Guidée Reinsurance CEO as Bewlay Moves to Group CUO; McGill and Partners Grows in Bermuda With Stubbings Hire
AXA XL said Renaud Guidée has been appointed as chief executive officer, Reinsurance, effective September 1. Guidée assumes the role from Nancy Bewlay, who has been appointed group chief underwriting officer. In this newly created role, Bewlay joins AXA’s Management …
Read More Barclays Sued by UK Banker Over Mental Health Harassment Allegations
Barclays Plc was sued by an ex-banker alleging harassment and discrimination exacerbated her mental health issues causing panic attacks and stress, eventually pushing her to quit the bank. Khilna Morjaria, an ex-vice president at Barclays Execution Services Ltd., is seeking …
Read More People Moves: Resilience Promotes Pruzinsky to Global Head of Underwriting & Sales
Resilience has promoted CJ Pruzinsky to global head of underwriting & sales. Previously, he led the underwriting team from the launch of the company’s managing general agency. Pruzinsky will spearhead the introduction of the Resilience Solution into the global cyber …
Read More Jack Daniel’s Gets Supreme Court Win in Fight Over Parody Dog Toy
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave a boost to Jack Daniel’s in its trademark dispute with a dog accessory company that sold a parody chew toy resembling the distiller’s widely recognized black-label whiskey bottle. The 9-0 decision authored by …
Read More Coinbase CEO Hits Back at SEC Chair After Lawsuit, Says User Funds Are Safe
Coinbase Chief Executive Brian Armstrong on Wednesday hit back at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler over the agency’s lawsuit against the crypto exchange, calling him an “outlier,” while also reassuring customers that their funds were safe. …
Read More Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Limit Civil Rights Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the ability of people to sue for civil rights violations under an 1871 law as it rejected a bid to prevent an Indiana nursing home resident’s family from suing over his care at …
Read More Sheriff: Florida Woman Who Fatally Shot Neighbor Was Not Standing Her Ground
A Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor last week in the violent culmination of what the sheriff described as a 21/2-year feud was arrested Tuesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, who is white, …
Read More Amazon Activist Terminated While Recovering from Work Injury, Union Says
A union organizer at Amazon who testified before a Senate committee has been terminated by the company, according to the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The union says Jennifer Bates is dealing with injuries she received while working at …
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