July 31, 2024
Brady Named Resilience Chief Underwriting Officer Resilience, headquartered in San Francisco, named Killian Brady as chief underwriting officer. Brady will oversee all aspects of the underwriting function for middle market and large enterprise clients across Resilience’s cyber and tech E&O …
July 31, 2024
The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventative measures to address climate-related flooding and other disasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Friday announced it is allocating $575 …
July 31, 2024
A former insurance executive has pleaded guilty to defrauding his former employer, Allied World Insurance Co., of $1.5 million in a scheme involving a shell company, bogus invoices, and vendor kickbacks. James Keating of Paoli, Pennsylvania on January 30 pleaded …
July 31, 2024
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, opened an office in Honolulu, the firm’s second location in Hawaii. Chad Karasaki, managing director, will lead the Honolulu office. Before joining Alliant, Karasaki most recently served as chairman, CEO and resident managing …
July 31, 2024
Wildfire smoke may be worse for brain health than other types of air pollution, according to new research linking it to an increased risk of dementia. The findings, reported Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philadelphia, come as …
July 31, 2024
Did New York lawmakers intend the Child Victims Act (CVA) that revived old claims of sexual abuse to apply to claims by employees that would previously have been handled by the workers’ compensation system? It’s the responsibility of the state’s …
July 31, 2024
New York City is turning to AI-powered scanners in a new bid to keep guns out of its subway system, but the pilot program launched Friday is already being met with skepticism from riders and the threat of a lawsuit …
July 30, 2024
Delta Air Lines has hired a law firm and will seek compensation from Microsoft and CrowdStrike over a global cyber outage earlier this month that disrupted flights around the world, CNBC reported on Monday. The Atlanta-based airline has been the …
July 30, 2024
Northern Vermont today is dealing with flash floods and washed-out roads after a night and early morning of extreme rainfall. Parts of Caledonia county and the Northeast Kingdom received 6-8 inches of rain last night and saw considerable catastrophic flash …
July 30, 2024
Clients who try to reach Higginbotham executive Marc Spivey this week will be met with an unusual out of office message. Greetings! I am in Paris to cheer on my daughter Taylor who is competing in the 2024 Olympics. … …