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People Moves: Liberty Mutual Global Risk Solutions Names Geary President, Insurance Solutions; Norton Promoted to K&K President & CEO as Bixler Retires
Liberty Mutual Global Risk Solutions Names Geary President, Insurance Solutions Liberty Mutual Insurance Global Risk Solutions (GRS) has appointed Elizabeth Geary as president, Insurance Solutions. Geary will report to GRS President of Underwriting Matthew Moore, effective late August. Geary is …
City in California Paying $360K to Settle Lawsuit by Council Member
The Oakland City Council agreed to approve a $360,000 settlement with a former council member who filed a lawsuit alleging the city and police violated his civil rights when officers threw him face-down inside City Hall in an incident he …
TikTok Algorithm Steers Violent Videos to More Minority Than White Users: Lawsuit
TikTok faces a claim that its algorithm steers more violent videos to minority subscribers than to White users in a lawsuit blaming the platform for the death of a 14-year-old African-American girl. The complaint, which also names Meta Platforms Inc., …
OS Climate Launches Tools to Help Firms, Investors Make Climate-Friendly Decisions
Non-profit OS Climate on Wednesday launched the first in a series of free tools to drive climate-friendly decision making by companies, financial institutions and governments. As a project of the Linux Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium founded in 2000 that …
How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires
Brutal heatwaves are gripping both Europe and the United States this week and are forecast to dump searing heat on much of China into late August. In addition to temperatures spiking above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), wildfires are raging across …
Americans Bake in Record-Breaking Heatwave
Some 100 million Americans from New York City to Las Vegas are under heat warnings this week as temperatures rise well above 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), part of a trend of extreme weather made worse by climate change. New York …
NHL Stymied by Judge in Its Pursuit of Billions From Insurer for COVID Damages
The National Hockey League can pursue a lawsuit against its insurance provider over losses stemming from the COVID pandemic — but not for the billions of the dollars in damages the league’s 19 clubs sought. California Superior Court Judge Sunil …
Fired Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Wins $5.1 Million Verdict
DALLAS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union. A jury in federal district …
North Dakota Ending Ban on Poultry Events
North Dakota animal health officials are ending a ban on poultry events that was instituted when bird flu was on the rise. However, the decision by the State Board of Animal Health comes too late for State Fair poultry exhibits …
People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Bodell as CIO; Core Specialty Adds 3 Underwriters in Cincinnati
Ryan Specialty Names Bradley Bodell as Chief Information Officer Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc named Bradley Bodell as chief information officer. In this role, Bodell will lead Ryan Specialty’s technology and security teams and be responsible for developing the vision, strategy …
People Moves: BHSI Enters Swiss Mkt., Names Metzger as Country Mgr.; AXA XL Promotes Shing for Casualty; Swiss Re Corporate Builds Inherent Defect Ins. Team
This edition of International People Moves details appointments from three insurers: Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), AXA XL and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Enters Swiss Market, Names Metzger as Country Manager …
People Moves: DOXA Names Robbins to Lead Sales Force in Texas; McGriff Hires Fulbright in Houston
DOXA Insurance Holdings Names Michael Robbins to Lead Sales Force in Texas DOXA Insurance Holdings announced the appointment of Michael Robbins, CIC, to lead the company’s sales force in Texas as regional sales director, headquartered in Dallas. Robbins, a 14-year …