OLI Acquires Walton and Associates in California August 12, 2021 OLI Insurance Services Inc. acquired Walton and Associates Insurance Services. San Jose, Calif.-based Walton and Associates focuses on a variety...
Worst Algerian Wildfires in Decades Kill at Least 65 People August 12, 2021 The worst wildfires in decades have killed at least 65 people in Algeria’s forested mountains, making it the latest Mediterranean...
Judge Tosses Defamation Claim Against Unsuccessful Alabama Senate Campaign August 12, 2021 By Ezra Amacher A judge in Alabama has dismissed a defamation claim against Roy Moore’s unsuccessful Senate campaign that was filed by a...
Hackers Return $260M to Cryptocurrency Platform After Theft of $613M in Digital Coins August 12, 2021 By Tom Wilson, Tom Westbrook and Alun John LONDON/SINGAPORE/HONG KONG – Hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned more than a third of $613...
Aviva to Return at Least $5.6 Billion to Investors Following Non-Core Asset Sales August 12, 2021 By Benjamin Robertson Aviva Plc plans to return at least 4 billion pounds ($5.6 billion) to investors using proceeds from the recent sale...
Mississippi Approaches Record COVID Hospitalizations August 12, 2021 By Emily Wagster Pettus Mississippi is approaching its record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations as the virus continues spreading rapidly in a state with one...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Majority Stake in Turkish Specialty Broker August 12, 2021 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced it has purchased a majority stake in Turkish specialty...
China’s Extreme Weather Provides Wake-Up Call for Under-Insured Local Authorities August 12, 2021 BEIJING – Devastating summer floods in the populous province of Henan in central China are a wake-up call for local...
People Moves: Brown Now CEO at Avalon; Paraboschi to CEO at IMG; J.M. Wilson Promotes Lloyd, Adds Chalus August 12, 2021 Avalon Risk Management Avalon Risk Management (Avalon) in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, named Michael S. Brown president and CEO. Brown...
New Rules Governing Misconduct Claims at Louisiana’s Colleges Enacted August 12, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana’s top higher education board on Aug. 10 enacted the rules governing how college campuses must respond to and report...