Yearly Archives: <span>2023</span>

Ohio Votes to Legalize Marijuana For Adult Recreational Use

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th state to allow adult cannabis use …

Captain Found Guilty of ‘Seaman’s Manslaughter’ in Boat Fire That Killed 34 off California

A scuba dive boat captain was convicted this week of criminal negligence in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. Jerry Boylan, 69, was found …

Virginia Governor Declares State of Emergency Over Wildfires

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency to assist firefighter response efforts on two wildfires around the state due to dry conditions and high winds. Two fires—the Quaker Run Fire in Madison County and the Tuggles Gap …

Frederick Mutual Exiting Personal Lines; Signs Renewal Deal With Farmers of Salem

Frederick Mutual, which is exiting the personal lines market and focusing strictly on commercial lines in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions, has reached a renewal rights agreement with another insurer for the bulk of its personal lines business. Beginning January …

Sentry Insurance Opens Regional Office in Plano, Texas

Sentry Insurance has expanded its presence with a new regional office in Plano, Texas that will service businesses in the South Central region. The new office will occupy 11,400 square feet at the Apex at Legacy, located at 5801 Headquarters …

People Moves: AXA XL Names Gerbaud as CUO for APAC & Europe; Trium Cyber Names Aspen’s Signorelli as MD of Int’l Operations

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Trium Cyber. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Names Gerbaud as CUO for APAC & Europe AXA XL Insurance announced that Adias Gerbaud has …

People Moves: DiPasquale Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Kansas City

Ann DiPasquale has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., as senior vice president within its employee benefits group. DiPasquale is based in Kansas City, Mo. DiPasquale has more than 15 years of benefits, healthcare and consulting experience. Before …

Goldman Sachs Asset Management Acquires Indiana-Based MGA DOXA Insurance Holdings

DOXA Insurance Holdings announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The Fort Wayne, Indiana-based MGA said the investment will help fuel its ongoing acquisition strategy in addition to its organic growth …

Super Fog Blankets New Orleans Again, as Damp Fires and Smoke Close Interstate After Fatal Crash

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Dense smoke reminiscent of last month`s “super fog” that rolled into Louisiana has led to a deadly crash that shut down Interstate 10 in the New Orleans area early Tuesday, police said. The thoroughfare was closed …

Viewpoint: ChatGPT, Laden With Hacker-Inserted Malware, Is Writing Code for Companies

If yours is like many companies, hackers have infiltrated a tool your software development teams are using to write code. Not a comfortable place to be. Developers have long used sites like stackoverflow.com as forums where they could get code …