UK Insurer and Roadside Recovery Firm, AA Plc, Accepts Private Equity Offer November 25, 2020 British roadside recovery company AA Plc agreed a sale to private equity groups Warburg Pincus International and TowerBrook Capital Partners...
Road Rage Lawsuit Has Implications for Police Shootings: Opinion November 25, 2020 By Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg Opinion Can you be fired from a government job for using a firearm in self-defense? That question arose in a recent...
Top Biden Tech Advisor Is Critic of Internet Firms; Helped Craft California Privacy Law November 25, 2020 By Joseph Menn President-elect Joe Biden’s top technology adviser helped craft California’s landmark online privacy law and recently condemned a controversial federal statute...
Brexit Trade Talks Make ‘Genuine Progress,’ but Risk of No Deal Remains November 25, 2020 By Gabriela Baczynska and Marine Strauss The head of the European Union’s executive on Wednesday reported “genuine progress” in Brexit talks but said the risk of...
COVID-19 Vaccines Could Be Sent to States Within 24 Hours of FDA’s OK: Official November 25, 2020 The first Americans could receive a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as Dec. 11, the chief scientific adviser for the U.S....
Home Depot to Pay $17.5 Million to Settle With States Over 2014 Data Breach Claims November 25, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, on Tuesday reached a $17.5 million settlement to resolve a multistate...
Third Point Re and Sirius Group Get Shareholder Nod for $788M Merger November 25, 2020 Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. announced that their respective shareholders have voted to approve the...
SCOR CEO Expects Double-Digit Reinsurance Rate Hikes in January Renewals November 25, 2020 Reinsurance rates are likely to rise in the double-digit percentage point range at key contract renewals in January, Denis Kessler,...
Rawlins to Become CEO of Shelter Mutual as Moore to Retire November 25, 2020 Shelter Insurance announced that Randa Rawlins would become Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.’s next president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2021,...
University of Pennsylvania Vows $100M to Fix School Building Hazards November 25, 2020 The University of Pennsylvania has announced that it will contribute $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia over the...