New-Vehicle Sales Growth Slows After CDK Cyberattack July 5, 2024 By Nathan Gomes Top U.S. automakers posted slower sales growth for the second quarter as a cyberattack at software systems provider CDK hit...
Gallagher Buys NetClaim, a Claims Management Firm, from NAVEX July 5, 2024 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the global insurance brokerage and consulting firm, said its claims and risk-management subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett,...
PointeNorth Keeps Growing with Acquisitions in the Southeast July 5, 2024 PointeNorth Insurance Group, a large agency in the Southeast, has acquired Valdosta Insurance Services and Southern Insurance Advisors, both based...
California Warehouse, Logistics Companies Fined Nearly $840K After Worker Pay Probe July 5, 2024 Three recent U.S. Department of Labor investigations in San Diego, California recovered nearly $840,000 for 32 employees, some of whom...
Trucking Firm Owner’s Scheme to Lower Insurance Costs Hits Dead End July 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The owner of a New York trucking business who fabricated a supposedly independent Texas affiliate to circumvent his existing firm’s...
California Commissioner’s Analysis Shows $7.7B in Losses From Extreme Heat Events July 5, 2024 The cumulative cost of the seven heat events in California in the past decade amounted to $7.7 billion in losses,...
Court Rejects Broadway Producer’s Antitrust, Defamation Claims Against Union July 5, 2024 By Larry Neumeister An appeals court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a Tony Award-winning producer who claims that a union for actors...
Government Contractors Guidehouse, Nan McKay Pay $11.3M for Cybersecurity Failure July 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Two government consultants have paid more than $11 million to settle allegations that they failed to meet cybersecurity requirements in...
FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements Delayed by Judge July 3, 2024 By Madlin Mekelburg and Rachel Graf A federal judge delayed implementation of the US Federal Trade Commission’s near-total ban on noncompete agreements, the first salvo in...
State Farm Seeking Large Rate Increases in Wildfire-Prone California July 3, 2024 By Don Jergler and Chad Hemenway State Farm has applied for large rate increases in California, a year after the carrier got rate approvals of 7%...