Update: India’s Digital Payments Startup Paytm Seeks to Raise $2.23 Billion in IPO July 16, 2021 By Vishwadha Chander and Chris Thomas BENGALURU – Indian digital payments leader Paytm, which counts Ant Group and Softbank among its backers, is seeking regulatory approval...
People Moves: Church Mutual Adds Stampen as Chief People Officer; Lau Now COO at Robertson Ryan; J.M. Wilson Promotes Mandwee, Hires Head and Durflinger July 16, 2021 Church Mutual Insurance Pamela Stampen has been named chief people officer of Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co., reporting to...
Texas House Honors TSLA’s Patterson for 40 Years of Service July 16, 2021 In 2006, when Jean Patterson, executive director of the Texas Surplus Lines Association, was marking her 25 years with the...
Biden Administration Plans More Ransom Payment Tracing in Fight Against Attacks July 16, 2021 By Jennifer Jacobs and Billy House The Biden administration intends to crack down on the use of cryptocurrencies in ransomware attacks through more rigorous tracing of...
U.S. Heatwave ‘Virtually Impossible’ Without Climate Change, Scientists Say July 15, 2021 By Don Jergler An international group of 27 climate scientists have concluded that the recent heat wave in the Pacific Northwest was “virtually...
Florida Judge Approves Sale of Property Where Collapsed Surfside Condo Stood July 15, 2021 By Freida Frisaro, Curt Anderson and Lynne Sladky A Florida judge on Wednesday approved the sale of the oceanfront property where a collapsed Florida condominium building once stood,...
Columbus, Georgia To Pay $500,000 To Settle 2017 Police Custody Death July 15, 2021 A local government in Georgia agreed Tuesday to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a...
Newfront and ABD Insurance in California Agree to Merge July 15, 2021 California companies Newfront Insurance and ABD Insurance and Financial Services have entered into an agreement to combine. The merger values...
People Moves: Everest Re Promotes Moskowitz & Bell; AXIS Re Promotes Stirnemann, Janisch & Phillips; Sompo Hires ArgoGlobal’s Serra July 15, 2021 This group of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Re, AXIS Re and Sompo International Holdings. A summary of...
Florida’s Citizens Insurance Seeks Rate Increase as Policy Count Skyrockets July 15, 2021 By Ezra Amacher The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors approved rate adjustments that will raise average premiums by an additional 2.3%...