Monthly Archives: <span>April 2021</span>

Authorities Investigating Helicopter Crash in Northeastern Pennsylvania

Authorities were investigating a helicopter crash in northeastern Pennsylvania, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The wreckage of a Robinson R44 copter was found in a remote area of Wyoming after the agency had issued an alert about a missing aircraft, …

Treatment Facility Resident Charged with Arson in Connecticut Fire

A 27-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested on charges of setting fire to a building that housed a mental health treatment facility where he lived, police said. Firefighters and police officers were dispatched to a building in Clinton on Tuesday …

People Moves: Global Indemnity Group Names Charlton CEO; DUAL Hires Marchica; Floyd to Alera Group

DUAL Transactional Risk Hires Marchica as Vice President for New York Team DUAL Transactional Risk, the newest underwriting team at DUAL North America, has hired Megan Marchica as vice president for its New York-based team. In this role, Marchica will …

Chubb CEO Sees ‘Outstanding’ Q1 and Lots of Options for Growth Without Hartford

Chubb reported sizable net income of $2.30 billion in the first quarter of 2021 versus $252 million for the prior year’s first quarter as the global insurer’s commercial property/casualty businesses continued to capitalize on favorable underwriting conditions with double-digit premium …

U.S.-Style Google iPhone Privacy Case Viewed as a Landmark for UK Class Actions

A proposed multi-billion pound British class action against Google, which alleges the internet giant secretly tracked millions of iPhone users, is not viable and should not be allowed to proceed, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday. Antony White, a …

China Drafts Rules on Security of Data From Connected Vehicles

China published draft rules on Thursday to ensure the security of data generated by connected vehicles, as the proliferation of smart cars such as Teslas, fuels concerns about privacy and national security. Last month, U.S. electric car maker Tesla Inc. …

Former Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mike Weaver Dies at 70

Mike Weaver, who served as Alabama Insurance Commissioner under Gov. Guy Hunt from 1988 to 1993, passed away Sunday after an extended illness. He was 70. Weaver was a longtime resident of Randolph County, a graduate of Randolph County High …

Georgia Sheriff Accused of Civil Rights Violations in Federal Indictment

An Atlanta-area sheriff who’s no stranger to controversy is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency’s custody by ordering that they be unnecessarily strapped into a restraint chair and left there for hours, according to …

Unhappy Investor Caltagirone to Snub Generali Meeting

MILAN – Leading Generali investor Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone will snub its AGM on Thursday in the first public sign that the businessman is unhappy with the balance of power among shareholders, three sources close to the matter said. Tensions among …

EPA to Investigate U.S. Virgin Islands Refinery Incidents

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to send experts and staff to a recently reopened U.S. Caribbean refinery as soon as this week to conduct an investigation, the agency said in a Tuesday statement after some residents said an …