People Moves: Hartford Names Burns to Lead Marketing/Comms; Beazley Promotes Beerli for Specialty Risks, U.S. Programs; Purtill Is CRO at AIG August 3, 2021 Hartford Names Burns as Head of Marketing and Comms, Succeeding Bromage The Hartford has appointed Claire Burns chief marketing and...
AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings, Stable Outlook to Workers’ Comp Writer SUNZ August 3, 2021 AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent)...
Homeowner Insurtech Hippo to Go Public Today as Real Estate Market Remains Hot August 3, 2021 By Alwyn Scott Hippo Enterprises Inc. wants to change homeowners’ insurance by using customer data to make it faster and easier to get...
Global Regulators Warned About Entry of ‘Big Tech’ Firms into Financial Services August 3, 2021 By Marc Jones Central banks and financial regulators urgently need to get to grips with the growing influence of “Big Tech,” according to...
Chronic Scarcity of UK Workers Blamed on COVID and, of Course, Brexit August 3, 2021 By Jack Sidders, Deirdre Hipwell, Joe Mayes and Libby Cherry On the outskirts of the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy is a crop of new houses on their way to completion....
Massachusetts Sues Grubhub Over Fees Charged During Pandemic August 3, 2021 Online food delivery platform Grubhub charged some Massachusetts restaurants illegally high fees during the coronavirus pandemic, the state attorney general’s...
Calls for Suicide Barriers Went Unheeded Before Fourth Hudson Yards Death August 3, 2021 By Michael Oreskes The architects say they had designed safety partitions to deter suicides. The Community Board repeatedly urged Hudson Yards to install...
New Hampshire State Police Discover 100-Plus Commercial Vehicle Violations August 3, 2021 The New Hampshire State Police discovered 189 commercial vehicle violations following a day-long focus on safety. Police said 42 of...
Amazon Slapped with Record Fine for Violating EU Data Privacy Rules August 3, 2021 Amazon.com Inc has been hit with a record $886.6 million (746 million euros) European Union fine for processing personal data...
NDI Office Furniture to Pay $150,000 Sex Discrimination Settlement August 3, 2021 Nashville-based NDI Office Furniture, LLC, the largest office furniture distributor in the Southeastern and Midwest United States, has agreed to...