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Trump Team Has Ivy League in Sight as It Gears Up Attacks on DEI

President-elect Donald Trump’s team has asked a key conservative activist to present a plan to slash federal funding for universities that refuse to scrap diversity and equity programs. Christopher Rufo, who played a role in ousting Harvard’s first Black president …

FEMA Drops Hammer on Fort Myers Beach After Improper Rebuilding in Flood Area

Last spring, the Federal Emergency Management Agency jolted southwest Florida communities – most of which were still recovering from Hurricane Ian in 2022 – when it announced that the areas would lose their community discounts on flood insurance due to …

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Int’l Names Birrell Exec Chair, Montgomery as CEO; Howden Re Taps Aon’s Kroely as MD for Continental Europe

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Ryan Specialty and Howden Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Int’l Names Birrell Exec Chair, Montgomery as CEO Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based specialty insurance …

UK Business Activity Set to Shrink in Wake of Budget, CBI Says

Business activity in the UK is on course to shrink for the first time in more than two years as companies cut jobs and rein in investment following the budget, according to the Confederation of British Industry’s monthly growth indicator. …

Zurich Completes $600M Buy of AIG’s Travel Insurance Business

Zurich Insurance Group said Tuesday its acquisition of American International Group’s global personal travel insurance business is complete. Zurich said the acquisition of AIG’s personal travel insurance and assistance business, including Travel Guard, for $600 million makes it one of …

Hoboken Dealing With Ransomware Attack

The city of Hoboken, New Jersey has reported it was the victim of a ransomware attack last week. Due to the November 26 cyber attack, City Hall and the municipal court were closed and all online city services were suspended. …

Italy to Require Companies Buy Insurance for Climate Risks

Starting Jan. 1, every company in Italy must buy insurance to protect its assets from floods, landslides and other natural hazards that have become more common thanks to global warming. It’s the latest sign of Europe’s rising anxiety about climate …

Rising Sick Days Are Costing Europe Billions Every Year

Norway, illness is becoming an increasingly trying problem. Workers take more sick days than anywhere else in Europe and absences are at the highest level in 15 years. As companies struggle with chronic shortages, critics blame an overly generous welfare …

Triple Threat Targets More Than 30,000 US Homes: CoreLogic

Year-round extreme risk from three natural disasters threatens more than 33,000 homes in the U.S., according to the latest analysis by CoreLogic. Hurricane wind, wildfire and inland flood are the most common combination of perils, research showed. Natural disasters, under-insurance …

Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices

Apple has been accused in a new lawsuit of illegally monitoring its workers’ personal devices and iCloud accounts while also barring them from discussing their pay and working conditions. The complaint filed in California state court on Sunday by Amar …

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