Yearly Archives: <span>2023</span>

People Moves: Resilience Promotes Pruzinsky to Global Head of Underwriting & Sales

Resilience has promoted CJ Pruzinsky to global head of underwriting & sales. Previously, he led the underwriting team from the launch of the company’s managing general agency. Pruzinsky will spearhead the introduction of the Resilience Solution into the global cyber …

Jack Daniel’s Gets Supreme Court Win in Fight Over Parody Dog Toy

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave a boost to Jack Daniel’s in its trademark dispute with a dog accessory company that sold a parody chew toy resembling the distiller’s widely recognized black-label whiskey bottle. The 9-0 decision authored by …

Coinbase CEO Hits Back at SEC Chair After Lawsuit, Says User Funds Are Safe

Coinbase Chief Executive Brian Armstrong on Wednesday hit back at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler over the agency’s lawsuit against the crypto exchange, calling him an “outlier,” while also reassuring customers that their funds were safe. …

Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Limit Civil Rights Lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the ability of people to sue for civil rights violations under an 1871 law as it rejected a bid to prevent an Indiana nursing home resident’s family from suing over his care at …

People Moves: Lockton Names Collison Head of New Memphis Office

Lockton, one of the world’s largest privately held insurance brokerage firms, has named Eric Collison, formerly with Liberty Mutual Insurance, as vice president and manager of Lockton’s Memphis office. Collison also worked with Kemmons Wilson Insurance Group and is experienced …

Sheriff: Florida Woman Who Fatally Shot Neighbor Was Not Standing Her Ground

A Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor last week in the violent culmination of what the sheriff described as a 21/2-year feud was arrested Tuesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, who is white, …

Amazon Activist Terminated While Recovering from Work Injury, Union Says

A union organizer at Amazon who testified before a Senate committee has been terminated by the company, according to the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The union says Jennifer Bates is dealing with injuries she received while working at …

Surprise Golf Marriage of PGA and LIV Risks Antitrust Scrutiny

The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-backed challenger LIV Golf avoided calling their proposed partnership a merger. But their shock announcement is already raising serious concerns with US and European antitrust enforcers, according to people familiar with the matter. The tie-up, …

Boeing Accused in Lawsuit of Stealing Trade Secrets for NASA Rocket

Boeing was sued on Wednesday by a Colorado company that accused the aerospace giant of stealing trade secrets for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, and then building components with “critical” safety flaws that could endanger astronauts. Wilson Aerospace said it …

Moxie Underwriters Launches Admitted Habitational Program in California

The additional state rounds out offering led by program manager Jill Bay June 8, 2023, Scottsdale, AZ – Moxie Underwriters (‘Moxie’), an established program administrator led by managing underwriter Jill Bay, adds California admitted product to suite of habitational offerings, …