Meta’s Facebook to Pay $90 Million to Settle Privacy Lawsuit Over User Tracking February 22, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Facebook agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users’ internet activity even...
Maine Eyes Additional Funding to Fight ‘Forever Chemicals’ February 22, 2022 Maine lawmakers are going to consider more funding to fight “forever chemicals” as more farms discover contamination. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...
People Moves: Johnston, Skiba Join Irwin Siegel; MEMIC Adds Newton, Cosey; O’Neill Joins McGriff February 22, 2022 Irwin Siegel Adds to Executive Management Team Rock Hill, New York-based program manager Irwin Siegel Agency (ISA) announced two additions...
Sandy Hook Families to Focus on Gun Marketing After $73M Settlement February 22, 2022 By Dave Collins After agreeing to a $73 million lawsuit settlement with gun-maker Remington, the families of nine Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting...
People Moves: Groenheide to New Paradigm in Florida February 22, 2022 Matt Groenheide, previously with GuideOne Insurance, HDI Global and Zurich, has joined New Paradigm as senior vice president and director...
EU Orders Hungary to Cancel Its Veto of Sale of Aegon Unit to Vienna Insurance February 22, 2022 By Aoife White Hungary was ordered by the European Union to cancel its decision to block the sale of Dutch insurer’s Aegon NV’s...
People Moves: Insurtech BOXX Canada Hires Beazley’s Baker as President; Williams Takes Role of M.D., Hiscox Guernsey; AXA XL Names Wells U/W, Marine – UK & Lloyd’s February 22, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurtech BOXX Insurance, Hiscox and AXA XL. A summary of these...
3 in Louisiana’s Camp Minden Explosion Case Owe $140K to $34.8 Million Restitution February 22, 2022 By Janet McConnaughey Three of the men who pleaded guilty in connection with what a prosecutor called the nation’s worst dumping of explosives...
Chinese Authorities Tell Banks, State-Owned Firms to Report Exposure to Ma’s Ant Group February 22, 2022 By Bloomberg News Chinese authorities told the nation’s biggest state-owned firms and banks to start a fresh round of checks on their financial...
Popular Tulsa, Oklahoma Restaurant, Music Venue Burns February 22, 2022 A popular Tulsa barbecue restaurant that also served as a music venue has burned, fire officials said. BurnCo Barbecue was...