$750K Settlement of Washington Suit Over Man’s Jail Suicide March 14, 2022 King County has agreed to pay $750,000 to the family of a man who killed himself in a Seattle, Washington,...
Contractor Defaults on $12M Bridge in Carolina, Bonding Company Now Responsible March 14, 2022 A contractor has defaulted on a contract to build a $12.3 million bridge replacement on Interstate 40 in North Carolina,...
People Moves: Latitude Brokers Names Cannock Managing Director, Singapore; Howden M&A Bolsters Asia Pacific Team; Markel Int’l Bolsters Media/Entertainment Team March 14, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Latitude Brokers, Howden M&A in Asia Pacific, and Markel International. A...
Berkshire Rejects Calls to Replace Buffett, Boost Climate Reporting, Improve Diversity March 14, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Friday urged the rejection of four shareholder proposals recommending that it replace Warren Buffett as chairman,...
Markets/Coverages: IMA Creates Metaverse Insurance R&D Lab; Appalachian’s Workers’ Comp Teams With Slice; Blockdaemon Debuts Blockchain Policy March 14, 2022 IMA Financial Unveils the Metaverse’s First Insurance Research & Development Facility Financial services firm IMA Financial Group said it has...
‘Scum of the Earth’: Drug Victims Face Purdue Pharma Owners March 14, 2022 By Geoff Mulvihill and Jennifer Peltz Angry, defiant and sometimes tearful, more than two dozen Americans whose lives were upended by the opioid crisis finally had...
India Plans to Launch Life Insurance Corp.’s Delayed IPO in April: Sources March 14, 2022 By Manoj Kumar and Aftab Ahmed India aims to launch its $8 billion listing of state-run Life Insurance Corp. (LIC) by mid-April, two government sources said,...
Australia, Netherlands Start Legal Proceedings Against Russia for Crash of Flight MH17 March 14, 2022 By Cagan Koc Australia and the Netherlands started legal proceedings against Russia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, more than seven...
Maine Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Corporate Use of Biometric Data March 14, 2022 Maine is looking to enact tougher regulations about corporate collection of biometric data. The proposal before the Maine Legislature would...
Inside Allianz’s $4B Structured Alpha Fund Blowup: Red Flags and Fat Fees March 14, 2022 By Neil Weinberg, Alex Wittenberg and Will Louch It’s every investor’s dream: Make money when markets go up, and when markets go down, and even when markets go...