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People Moves: Former CSAA CEO Troy Joins USAA; Big ‘I’ Installs McBride as New Chairman; Dagostino AXA XL’s Global Cyber CUO, Commercial

Former CSAA CEO Troy Joins USAA USAA has selected former CSAA president and chief executive Tom Troy as its chief transformation officer. He will start Sept. 25 and report to CEO Wayne Peacock. This newly created position will lead USAA’s …

Walmart Sued by EEOC Over Test That Screened Out Disabled Workers

The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Wednesday that it had sued Walmart Inc over allegations it fired hourly workers with disabilities who could not pass a computer-based test. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said that …

APCIA: Commonsense Reforms Needed for ‘Dark Money’ Third-Party Litigation Lending

In support of recent efforts at the state and federal levels of government to curtail third-party litigation funding, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association has asked the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability to consider disclosures. “As insurance protecting civil …

Delta, United Must Face Class Action Over US Airfares

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were ordered by a federal judge to face a consumer antitrust class action accusing major U.S. carriers of conspiring to drive up domestic airfares by reducing the number of available seats. In a decision …

MGM Hack Has Vegas Hotels Resorting to Cash Bars, Paper Vouchers

MGM Resorts International has been saying its hotels and casinos are “operational” following a cyberattack over the weekend that appeared to take down everything from payment systems to sportsbooks. Some of its patrons begged to differ. Scanning a largely empty …

US Already Sets Record for Yearly Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters

The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more. And there’s still four months to go on what’s …

Google’s Search Dominance Challenged in Biggest Antitrust Trial in Decades

Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice charged Tuesday at the opening of the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. “This case is about …

People Moves: RT Specialty Promotes Mitchell to President of Workers’ Comp Practice; Wu Joins Axis as Head of N.A. Specialty Markets Distribution

RT Specialty Promotes Mitchell to President of Workers’ Compensation Practice RT Specialty promoted Jim Mitchell to national workers’ compensation practice president. Mitchell has been with RT Specialty since 2020, joining with the acquisition of All Risks, Ltd., where he was …

Pulitzer Winner Chabon, Other Authors Sue Meta Over AI Program

A group of writers including Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon sued Meta Platforms in San Francisco federal court on Tuesday, accusing the tech giant of misusing their works to train its Llama artificial-intelligence software. Chabon, Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang …

Hyundai, Kia Urge Court to Reject Cities’ TikTok-Inspired Theft Lawsuits

Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to reject lawsuits filed by 17 cities for failing to install anti-theft technology in millions of their vehicles. The lawsuits come after thousands of Hyundai and Kia …

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