A federal judge said LinkedIn Corp. must face a lawsuit by customers who claimed it violated their privacy by accessing their external email accounts, downloading their contacts’ email addresses and soliciting business from those contacts. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh …
XL Group has appointed Kelly Lyles to lead its global unit that sells professional liability insurance for directors and officers, financial institutions, architects, engineers and other businesses and service professionals. Lyles most recently served as head of specialty lines for …
Universities and research libraries that created a searchable online database for millions of books did not violate copyright protections belonging to authors whose works were scanned, a U.S. appeals court ruled last week. Rejecting an appeal by authors’ groups, the …
Aon US Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire StoneRiver National Flood Services Inc. from StoneRiver Group. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions. National Flood Services offers policy administration, claims processing, customer service and …
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently signed into law H.B.5248 that prohibits the inappropriate use and issuance of certificates of insurance. The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc., an industry association which has been an active supporter of H.B.5248, applauded …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired The Plus Companies Inc. in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Terms were not disclosed. Established in 1985, The Plus Companies Inc.(TPC) is a managing general agent and program manager which provides non-medical, professional …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers has hired Christian Caravia in its Orange County branch as assistant vice president. Caravia will focus on building the nonprofit, hospitality and transportation niches for Heffernan in Southern California. His duties will include new business development and …
A Maine man who was awarded $200,000 by a jury in his malpractice suit filed after a doctor mistakenly told him he had an aggressive and fatal form of cancer won’t have to face another trial. The Maine Supreme Judicial …
Capacity Coverage Company of New Jersey Inc. said its New York City-based affiliate, ARM-Capacity of New York LLC, has acquired assets of Thornwood, N.Y.-based Mt. Pleasant Agency Inc. This transaction was completed through a newly formed entity called Mt. Pleasant …
A northwestern Indiana police department is one of the first law enforcement agencies in the country to distribute a theft-deterring chemical that leaves DNA-like “signatures” on property and those who attempt to steal it. Makers of SmartWater CSI say the …
