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Trump’s DEI Purge Drives 34% Drop in Pro-ESG Investor Proposals
President Donald Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion helped prompt a plunge in shareholder resolutions from progressive investors that typically push companies on social reform. Motions filed by groups in favor of environmental, social and governance policies dropped 34% …
Cayman Islands Builds $74 Billion Insurance Hub That Irks Apollo Global Management
The small crowd in pastel polo shirts and sunglasses boarded the catamaran for an afternoon cruise on the Caribbean’s sapphire waters. Tucked under their drinks were napkins emblazoned with a slogan akin to a pickup line: “Let’s go beyond business …
Chinese Military Conducts Large-Scale Drills Around Taiwan
The Chinese military conducted large-scale drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan on Tuesday that included an aircraft carrier battle group, as it again warned the self-ruled democracy against seeking formal independence. The exercises involved navy, air ground and …
Deutsche Bank’s DWS Pays $27 Million in German Greenwashing Case
Deutsche Bank AG’s investment arm DWS agreed to pay €25 million ($27 million) to end a long-running German investigation into alleged greenwashing, in a similar settlement to the one it struck with US regulators in 2023. DWS gave a false …
Severe Storms Batter Greek Islands, With Crete Hit Hardest
Severe storms battered islands in Greece for a second day on Tuesday [April 1], with Crete experiencing the heaviest rainfall. Authorities on Paros and Mykonos, meanwhile, worked to clear overturned cars and debris following hailstorms and torrential downpours. On Monday, …
People Moves: Korte to Lead Liberty Mutual Middle Market Global Risk Solutions
Liberty Mutual Insurance, based in Boston, appointed Dieter Korte as president, middle market, Global Risk Solutions North America (GRS NA), reporting to GRS NA President Marc Orloff. “These companies have the same exposures as larger organizations but often have fewer …
Future of Auto Insurance: OEM-Insurer Ties Could Boost Profits, Loyalty
The fragmented auto insurance customer experience is set for disruption, according to a new report by Deloitte. The report, “Reinventing the insurance customer experience for loyalty,” highlights how collaboration among original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), insurers and captives can drive the …
MEMIC Recognizes Three NE Agencies for Service to Policyholders
Workers’ compensation specialist insurer MEMIC, based in Maine, has recognized three agencies in the Northeast for top service to policyholders. HUB International Northeast, with offices in New York City; Brown & Brown, in Dedham, Massachusetts; and USI Insurance Services in …
Huge AI Data Center Planned for Pennsylvania Coal Plant Site
A huge natural gas-powered data center that will serve the growing demands of artificial intelligence is being planned for the site of a former coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania. The 3,200-acre (1,295-hectare) data center campus, located about 50 miles east …
FirstBank, With its Own Insurance Agency, Merges with Alabama Bank
Nashville-based FB Financial Corp., parent company of FirstBank and FirstBank Insurance Agency, plans to merge with Southern States Bancshares, the parent of Southern States Bank, headquartered in Anniston, Alabama, the bank announced this week. Southern States does not offer insurance …
People Moves: Pete Anhalt to Lead The General Following Sentry Acquisition
Sentry Insurance announced that Pete Anhalt will lead The General following Sentry’s acquisition of the brand from American Family Insurance. Anhalt currently serves as president of Sentry’s Dairyland brand and brings decades of leadership experience in the non-standard auto (NSA) …
California FAIR Plan Stabilization Act Moving Through Legislature
A bill that aims to enable the California FAIR Plan to seek additional claims paying capacity is making its way through state Legislature. Assembly Bill 226, the FAIR Plan Stabilization Act, passed out of the Assembly 72-0. Related: California OKs …