People Moves: Markel Hires Senior Leaders for Casualty, Professional, Financial Risk Teams in Australia; BHSI Promotes Regan to Head of Casualty, Ireland October 31, 2023 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel in Australia and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary...
Florida Senator Raising Eyebrows with Pitch for Investment in New Insurance Company October 31, 2023 Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, has sparked some controversy by pitching investment opportunities in a startup property insurance company...
Delivery Worker’s PTSD Claim Against Five Guys and Maintenance Firm to Go to Jury October 31, 2023 A food delivery worker who encountered two weapon-wielding maintenance workers surprised by his presence in a Five Guys hamburger eatery...
Alliance of 40 Countries to Vow Not to Pay Ransom to Cybercriminals October 31, 2023 By Zeba Siddiqui Forty countries in a U.S.-led alliance plan to sign a pledge never to pay ransom to cybercriminals and to work...
Tech Update: AXA XL Launches Solution to Evaluate and Manage Water Risks October 31, 2023 AXA XL Risk Consulting announced the launch of its Water Impact and Sustainability Evaluation (WISE) tool – a remote, customizable...
Western Europe Braces for Worst Storm of Season With Hurricane-Strength Wind Gusts October 31, 2023 By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Brian K. Sullivan Western Europe is bracing for the worst storm so far this season with hurricane-strength wind gusts and rain potentially disrupting...
Bogus Claims Threaten to Taint Lejeune Payouts to Veterans October 31, 2023 By Emily R. Siegel and Kaustuv Basu The government plan to pay billions of dollars to victims of toxic water at Camp Lejeune has unleashed a wave...
Deadly Explosion off Nigeria Points to Threat From Aging Oil Ships Around the World October 31, 2023 By Helen Wieffering and Grace Ekpu OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) – It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the...
SEC Sues SolarWinds for Concealing Cyber Risks Before Massive Hack October 31, 2023 By Chris Prentice, Jonathan Stempel and Raphael Satter The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday sued software company SolarWinds Corp. and its top information security executive, saying...
Poultry Producers Ask Judge to Dismiss Ruling That They Polluted an Oklahoma Watershed October 31, 2023 By Ken Miller A group of poultry producers, including the world’s largest, have asked a federal judge to dismiss his ruling that they...