Zurich’s Farmers Group Seeks More Fee Income Via Acquisition of 3 Brokers for $760M November 16, 2023 By L.S. Howard Zurich Insurance Group announced that its subsidiary, Farmers Group Inc. (FGI), has agreed to acquire three insurance brokers of the...
Root Inc. Files for Default in Litigation Against Jailed Former CMO November 16, 2023 By Chad Hemenway The nearly year-long saga involving Root Inc. and its former chief marketing officer continues – with him in county jail....
Poor Countries Are Missing Out on Pre-Arranged Climate Disaster Finance: Study November 16, 2023 By Alessandro Parodi The poorest and most vulnerable countries do not benefit enough from pre-arranged financing to cope with disasters and are most...
US Political Violence Driven by New Breed of ‘Grab-Bag’ Extremists November 16, 2023 By Ned Parker, Peter Eisler and Joseph Tanfani Before he committed mass murder in Colorado late last year, Anderson Lee Aldrich was a lively presence among a group...
Staffing Shortages, Outdated Facilities Threaten US Air Safety November 16, 2023 By David Shepardson An independent U.S. aviation review team called on Wednesday for “urgent action” to prevent plane crashes, and made a series...
Clorox Cyber Chief Leaves While Company Recovers From Devastating Hack November 16, 2023 By Ryan Gallagher and Leslie Patton The chief information security officer at Clorox Co. has left the company as it works to recover from a hack...
Is Miami-Dade, Once the Leader in Strong Building Requirements, Now Out of Step? November 16, 2023 Editor’s note: For almost three decades, Florida contractors and building officials have operated under two different building codes: One for...
State Lawsuit Blames PepsiCo’s Plastic Packaging for Public Nuisance in Buffalo Area November 16, 2023 The state of New York has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo Inc. for allegedly harming the public and the environment...
People Moves: Tyndell Joins Lockton’s Seattle Operation November 16, 2023 Josh Tyndell joined the Lockton company in its Seattle, Wash. office. Tyndell has 20 years of experience in the insurance...
Connecticut Approves 10% Rate Reductions for Workers’ Compensation for 2024 November 16, 2023 Businesses in Connecticut will receive a nearly 10% decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance beginning on January 1, 2024....