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Antares Bermuda Receives Approval From Lloyd’s to Write Business as Coverholder
Antares announced that Antares Global Management (Bermuda) Ltd. (AGML Bermuda) has received approval from Lloyd’s to operate as a Lloyd’s in-house coverholder. This will enable AGML Bermuda to write Lloyd’s business on behalf of Antares Syndicate 1274 from Bermuda, in …
People Moves: Coppola New CUO at QBE; FlashFlood Names N.A. CEO; Liberty Mutual Hires in Energy, Construction
QBE North America Appoints Coppola Chief Underwriting Officer QBE North America has appointed Laura Coppola as chief underwriting officer. Coppola joins the company with more than 25 years of technical underwriting experience in property casualty insurance. Coppola is based in …
Vintage Aircraft Collision at Dallas Air Show Kills 6
DALLAS (AP) – Two historic military planes collided and crashed to the ground in a ball of flames during a Dallas air show, leaving six people dead, officials said. National transportation officials were investigating the cause of Saturday’s collision, which …
AI Algorithms, Strict Place-of-Work Rules Potential Trouble Spots for Employment Claims
SAN DIEGO — Technological innovations and changing work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are among some of the emerging issues that can make employers vulnerable to discrimination lawsuits, a top employment practices defense attorney said Thursday. Barry A. …
Delos in California Launches New Program to Expand Wildfire Insurance Options
Delos Insurance Solutions launched a program to expand homeowners insurance options for Californians facing wildfire risks and provide full home insurance policies to homeowners currently on the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan. Delos has partnered with insurance …
PennDOT Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Open Ditch Hit by Motorcyclist
Pennsylvania’s transportation agency dug a ditch and didn’t tell anyone, and it cost a motorcyclist her life, the victim’s family says in a new civil lawsuit. Leslie Gingrich, a mother of three who was training to get her commercial driver’s …
World Insurance Acquires JR Tallman in Massachusetts
World Insurance Associates reports that it acquired JR Tallman & Co. Inc. (JRT) of Taunton, Massachusetts on October 1, 2022. JR Tallman & Co. started out as the Sidney W. Williams Co. in 1839, providing fire insurance for factories, stores, …
Brown University Criticizes ACLU Statement on Women’s Sports Case
Brown University is taking issue with a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union regarding a court order that requires the Ivy league school to pay more than $1 million to cover fees and expenses related to a legal challenge …
Aircraft Lessor BOC Aviation Sues 16 Insurers Over Claims for Jets Stuck in Russia
BOC Aviation Ltd. has begun legal action in pursuit of claims against 16 insurers over aircraft the lessor owns that are stuck in Russia, an Irish High Court filing shows. The insurers named in the proceedings, which the filing shows …
Ohio St. Pays $875K For Failure to Disclose Professor’s Foreign Government Support
The Ohio State University (OSU), a public university in Columbus, Ohio, has paid $875,689 to resolve civil allegations that it failed to disclose an OSU professor’s affiliations with and support from a foreign government in connection with federal research funding. …
OSHA Proposes $145K Fine Against Caterpillar After Worker Death in Ohio
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed fines of $145,027 against Caterpillar Inc. for not installing a guardrail or travel restraint at a foundry outside Peoria where a worker fell into molten iron in June. Steven Dierkes, 39, of …
Google to Pay About $400 Million to Settle Location-Tracking Lawsuit
Alphabet’s Google will pay about $400 million to settle a complaint brought by a group of states over allegations the search and advertising giant illegally tracked users’ locations, two people familiar with the matter said. The announcement will come as …